Description
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Fedora install the Bind /etc/rndc.key file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to perform unauthorized named commands, such as causing a denial of service by stopping named.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | bind +7 | 30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0300 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2008:0300 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2007-4658 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0300 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6283
- 28180 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9977 vdb-entry signature
- 30313 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-4655 vendor-advisory