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SCA: security update for org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 421972

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - In Apache Hadoop versions 2.6.1 to 2.6.5, 2.7.0 to 2.7.3, and 3.0.0-alpha1, if a file in an encryption
 zone with access permissions that make it world readable is localized via YARN's localization mechanism,
 that file will be stored in a world-readable location and can be shared freely with any application that
 requests to localize that file. (CVE-2017-3166)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-99qr-9cc9-fv2x

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421972

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3166

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3166

cwe: CWE-732