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CVE-2024-2905

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 47/100
Published: 2024-04-25 Modified: 2026-11-07 First seen: 2026-11-07 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled. This issue arises from the default permissions being set at a higher level than recommended, potentially exposing sensitive authentication data to unauthorized access.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
— — 1.2024.4

References & Advisories (8)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585
issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT

Bug Bounty Relevance

47 / 100
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

6.2 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.33%
Raw Score 0.003280
Percentile 26.2%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00328
2026-11-12
0.00328
2026-11-10
0.00328
2026-11-09
0.00328
2026-11-08
0.00328
2026-11-07
0.00328
2026-11-06
0.00328

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
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