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CVE-2016-4982
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-07-17T13:18:06.093 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:33.390

Summary

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.

Affected products

teether — authd

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References

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