VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-2314

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-07-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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