The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin...

Vulnerability Description

The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
• https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
• https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html