# CVE-2016-8657: It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas con

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.

## What to do

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896

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