Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
CVE-2016-0764
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.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Networkmanager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0764?
- CVE-2016-0764 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0764?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.