It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas con
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
- Published
- Jul 31, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 34th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Action score
31
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | jboss enterprise application platform | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform5.0.0
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.0.0
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform6.4.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | jbossas | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | jbossas-client | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | jbossas-messaging | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el5 | jbossas-ws-native | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | jbossas | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | jbossas-client | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | jbossas-messaging | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5::el6 | jbossas-ws-native | before 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 | 0:5.2.0-23.ep5.el6 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | apache-cxf | before 0:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | hornetq | before 0:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | infinispan | before 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | infinispan-cachestore-jdbc | before 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | infinispan-cachestore-remote | before 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | infinispan-client-hotrod | before 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | infinispan-core | before 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-appclient | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-cli | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-client-all | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-clustering | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-cmp | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-configadmin | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-connector | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-controller | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
| Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | jboss-as-controller-client | before 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 |
+96
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:apache-cxf | 0:2.7.18-6.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:hornetq | 0:2.3.25-19.SP17_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:infinispan | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:infinispan-cachestore-remote | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:infinispan-client-hotrod | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:infinispan-core | 0:5.2.21-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jboss-as-appclient | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jboss-as-cli | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jboss-as-client-all | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jboss-as-clustering | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:jboss-as-cmp | 0:7.5.14-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 · Red Hat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6::el5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.