# CVE-2020-14156: user\_channel/passwd\_mgr.cpp in OpenBMC phosphor-host-ipmid before 2020-04-03 does not ensure that /etc/ipmi-pass has strong file permissions

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

user_channel/passwd_mgr.cpp in OpenBMC phosphor-host-ipmid before 2020-04-03 does not ensure that /etc/ipmi-pass has strong file permissions.

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## References

- https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-host-ipmid/commit/b265455a2518ece7c004b43c144199ec980fc620
- https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/issues/3670
- https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/openbmc/2020-June/022020.html

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