#VU38882 Information disclosure in Fedora - CVE-2016-3095

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38882

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3095

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Fedoraproject

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

server/bin/pulp-gen-ca-certificate in Pulp before 2.8.2 allows local users to read the generated private key.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182006.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/18/11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322706
https://github.com/pulp/pulp/pull/2503/commits/9f969b94c4b4f310865455d36db207de6cffebca

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.