CVE-2016-9590

Description

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: unspecified puppet-swift
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0359.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95448 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0361.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0200.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9590 patch vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9590?
CVE-2016-9590 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9590?
To fix CVE-2016-9590, 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-2016-9590 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-9590 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-9590?
CVE-2016-9590 affects unspecified puppet-swift.
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