Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects the Fedora fedup upgrade tool. A local user could interfere with a predictable temporary download-cache directory and prevent system updates from completing. The business impact is operational: affected legacy Fedora systems may be kept from receiving updates until the issue is remediated. Exposure is limited to systems running Fedora 19, 20, or 21 with fedup 0.9.0. Systems without local untrusted users, or without this upgrade tool/version combination, are less likely to be exposed. Treat this as a low-to-moderate operational hygiene issue. It is most urgent where old Fedora systems still support critical workloads, because blocking updates can prolong exposure to other vulnerabilities. Mitigation focus: Identify any Fedora 19, 20, or 21 systems using fedup 0.9.0.; Apply the relevant Fedora vendor update from the referenced advisories.; If no update path is available, review current Fedora or Red Hat guidance..
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- https://github.com/wgwoods/fedup/issues/44CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066679CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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