CVE-2016-4982

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 17, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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