Description
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.
Published: 2015-04-10
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1552 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.568Z

Reserved: 2015-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1415

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-10T15:00:00.007

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1415

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