CVE - CVE-2016-8657

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-8657	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:96896 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896 MISC:RHSA-2017:0826 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html MISC:RHSA-2017:0827 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html MISC:RHSA-2017:0828 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html MISC:RHSA-2017:0829 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html MISC:RHSA-2018:1609 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20161012	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161012)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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