CVE-2010-4176: Medium severity Dracut Project Dracut vulnerability

Published Nov 18, 2010
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Updated

plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.

Other sources

Tavis Ormandy reported that /dev/systty in Fedora has insecure permissions (0644 instead of 0600 or 0640). This could allow a remote user logged into the system to snoop on the terminal of any user logged in on tty0.

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, /dev/systty is mode 0600, and on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, /dev/systty is a symlink to /dev/tty0 which is mode 0620. So this flaw only affects Fedora.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Dracut Project Dracut
Udev Project Udev
Fedoraproject Fedora=13
Fedoraproject Fedora=14

Event History

Nov 18, 2010
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:05 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 7, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
10:00 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4176?

The severity of CVE-2010-4176 is considered moderate due to the potential exposure of sensitive terminal data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-4176?

To fix CVE-2010-4176, update to the latest version of Dracut and Udev that addresses the permissions issue for the /dev/systty device file.

3

Who discovered CVE-2010-4176?

CVE-2010-4176 was reported by security researcher Tavis Ormandy.

4

Which versions of Fedora are affected by CVE-2010-4176?

CVE-2010-4176 affects Fedora 13 and Fedora 14.

5

What does CVE-2010-4176 affect?

CVE-2010-4176 affects the permission settings of the /dev/systty device file, allowing potential unauthorized access to terminal data.

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