CVE-2016-3086 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Hadoop

What is CVE-2016-3086?

CVE-2016-3086 is a critical vulnerability in Apache Hadoop, published on 5 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The YARN NodeManager in Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3 can leak the password for credential store provider used by the NodeManager to YARN Applications.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3086?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Hadoop.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3086?

Upgrade org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.5 or 2.7.3.

Is CVE-2016-3086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-895m-ww55-59vw.