The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users…

Description

The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• FEDORA-2012-7579 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120504 CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• 53486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20240116 CVE-2023-4001: a password bypass vulnerability in the downstream GRUB boot manager (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 19:26 UTC.