# CVE-2010-1439: yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora uses world-readable pe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

yum-rhn-plugin in Red Hat Network Client Tools (aka rhn-client-tools) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and Fedora uses world-readable permissions for the /var/spool/up2date/loginAuth.pkl file, which allows local users to access the Red Hat Network profile, and possibly prevent future security updates, by leveraging authentication data from this file.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9232
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39996
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585386
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59114
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40492
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1311
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0449.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/65063

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