anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module
Published Jul 3, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
anaconda
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
anaconda
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | anaconda | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | anaconda | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 31.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10 mailing-listPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12 mailing-list
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3 mailing-list
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486 vdb-entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2314 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2314
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2314
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