CVE-2010-1439

rhn-client-tools: authorized information disclosure

Published Jun 7, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1467 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:21 AM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2010, 5:12 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:18 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2010, 12:00 AM