CVE-2024-29869
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Incorrect permission assignment
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Hive creates a credentials file to a temporary directory in the file system with permissions 644 by default when the file permissions are not set explicitly. Any unauthorized user having access to the directory can read the sensitive information written into this file. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.1, which fixes this issue.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/20106e254527f7d71b2e34455c4322e14950c620 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/20106e254527f7d71b2e34455c4322e14950c620Patch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/h27ohpyrqf9w1m3c0tqr7x8jg59rcrv6Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/hive
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-28134
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/28/4Advisory