OSVDB ID: 22958 Title: QNX Neutrino RTOS rc.local Permission Weakness Privilege Escalation |
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QNX Neutrino RTOS contains a flaw that may allow a local user to gain elevated privileges. The issue is due to the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file installing with world writeable permissions. This allows any user to add arbitrary commands that will be executed with root privileges upon the next system startup. |
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Local Access Required
Attack Type: Misconfiguration Impact: Loss of Integrity Exploit: Exploit Public |
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Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: change the permission of /etc/rc.d/rc.local to something more restrictive such as 644 |
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