GHSA-2ffg-9hw7-35q4

GHSA-2ffg-9hw7-35q4 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published January 30, 2025

When etcupdate encounters conflicts while merging files, it saves a version containing conflict markers in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This version does not preserve the mode of the input file, and is world-readable. This applies to files that would normally have restricted visibility, such as /etc/master.passwd. An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Timeline

Jan 30, 2025 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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