CVE-2016-0764

Description

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows local users to obtain sensitive connection information by reading temporary files during ifcfg and keyfile changes.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
• v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 11%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

  The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

• redhat•networkmanager

  ≤ 1.0.8

References (2)

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324025