CVE-2015-3248
It was found that the "/var/lib/openhpi" directory provided by OpenHPI used world-writeable and world-readable permissions. A local user could use this flaw to view, modify, and delete OpenHPI-related data, or even fill up the storage device hosting the /var/lib directory.
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Statement
This issue affects the version of openhpi as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (openhpi) | RHSA-2015:2369 | 2015-11-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openhpi | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openhpi | Will not fix |