FKIE_CVE-2015-1415

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-04-10 15:00 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:22
Severity
Summary
The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile (/boot/encryption.key), which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131338/FreeBSD-10.x-ZFS-encryption.key-Disclosure.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535209/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032042
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall.ascExploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131338/FreeBSD-10.x-ZFS-encryption.key-Disclosure.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535209/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032042
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall.ascExploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd *
freebsd freebsd 10.0
freebsd freebsd 10.0
freebsd freebsd 10.0
freebsd freebsd 10.1
freebsd freebsd 10.1
freebsd freebsd 10.1
freebsd freebsd 10.1
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