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.
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 7 | python-rhsm +1 | 1.17.9-1.el7 | RHSA-2016:2592 |
| RHEL 7 | subscription-manager +5 | 1.17.15-1.el7 | RHSA-2016:2592 |
| RHEL 7 | subscription-manager-migration-data | 2.0.31-1.el7 | RHSA-2016:2592 |
| RHEL 6 | python-rhsm +1 | 1.18.6-1.el6 | RHSA-2017:0698 |
| RHEL 6 | subscription-manager +4 | 1.18.10-1.el6 | RHSA-2017:0698 |
| RHEL 6 | subscription-manager-migration-data | 2.0.34-1.el6 | RHSA-2017:0698 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2017:0698 Red Hat Security Advisory: subscription-manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2016:2592 Red Hat Security Advisory: subscription-manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- 1038083 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20161026 CVE-2016-4455: subscription-manager: incorrect permisions in /var/lib/rhsm/ mailing-list
- 93926 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:2592 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- RHSA-2017:0698 vendor-advisory