CVE-2010-1439 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read world-readable authentication files to access Red Hat Network profiles and potentially block security updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1439?
CVE-2010-1439 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora uses world-readable permissions for the /var/spool/up2date/loginAuth.pkl file, which allows local users to access the Red Hat Network profile, and possibly prevent future security updates, by leveraging authentication data from this file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1439?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
rhn-check Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-client-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-setup Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-setup-gnome Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-check Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-client-tools Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-setup Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
rhn-setup-gnome Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:0.4.20-33.el5_5.2 |
Products include Redhat Yum-Rhn-Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1439?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-1439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hhc-69fr-x3x2, RHSA-2010:0449.