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low 3.3

CVE-2016-4455 json

The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-mana…

published 2017-04-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5444

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • subscription-manager RHEL 6 1.18.10-1.el6
  • python-rhsm RHEL 6 1.18.6-1.el6
  • python-rhsm-certificates RHEL 6 1.18.6-1.el6
  • subscription-manager-gui RHEL 6 1.18.10-1.el6
  • subscription-manager-firstboot RHEL 6 1.18.10-1.el6
  • subscription-manager-migration RHEL 6 1.18.10-1.el6
  • subscription-manager-migration-data RHEL 6 2.0.34-1.el6
  • subscription-manager-plugin-container RHEL 6 1.18.10-1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0698RHSA-2016:2592

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-4455 updated cvss 3.3

subscription-manager: sensitive world readable files in /var/lib/rhsm/

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 subscription-manager
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) python-rhsm 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager 1.17.15-1.el7, python-rhsm-certificates 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager-gui 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration-data 2.0.31-1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) subscription-manager-plugin-ostree 1.17.15-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) python-rhsm 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager 1.17.15-1.el7, python-rhsm-certificates 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration-data 2.0.31-1.el7, subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.17.15-1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) subscription-manager-gui 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-plugin-ostree 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-initial-setup-addon 1.17.15-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2592
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) python-rhsm 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager 1.18.10-1.el6, python-rhsm-certificates 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager-gui 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-firstboot 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-migration 1.18.10-1.el6, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.18.10-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) python-rhsm 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager 1.18.10-1.el6, python-rhsm-certificates 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager-migration 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-migration-data 2.0.34-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) subscription-manager-gui 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-firstboot 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.18.10-1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) python-rhsm 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager 1.18.10-1.el6, python-rhsm-certificates 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager-gui 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-firstboot 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-migration 1.18.10-1.el6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python-rhsm 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager 1.17.15-1.el7, python-rhsm-certificates 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager-gui 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration-data 2.0.31-1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2592
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.18.10-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) subscription-manager-plugin-ostree 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.17.15-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2592
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) python-rhsm 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager 1.18.10-1.el6, python-rhsm-certificates 1.18.6-1.el6, subscription-manager-gui 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-firstboot 1.18.10-1.el6, subscription-manager-migration 1.18.10-1.el6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python-rhsm 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager 1.17.15-1.el7, python-rhsm-certificates 1.17.9-1.el7, subscription-manager-gui 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration 1.17.15-1.el7, subscription-manager-migration-data 2.0.31-1.el7, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2592
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) subscription-manager-plugin-container 1.18.10-1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0698
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) subscription-manager-plugin-ostree 1.17.15-1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2592

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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