Description
openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 4.7/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233521Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 26, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified