authd insecure /etc/ident.key file creation
Published Jul 14, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.18%
Description
authd sets weak permissions for /etc/ident.key, which allows local users to obtain the key by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the key, and the chmod to protect it.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
authd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
authd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
authd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
authd
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | authd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | authd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | authd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | authd | Will not fix | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 6.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 7.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.95th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4982 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346051 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4982
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4982
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4982 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346051 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4982 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4982 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.