CVE-2010-4176

Description

plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45046 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/051755.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42342 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/42451 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051418.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3110 vdb entry permissions required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654489 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3062 vdb entry permissions required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654935 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4176?
CVE-2010-4176 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4176?
To fix CVE-2010-4176, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4176 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4176 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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