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SCA: security update for org.apache.ambari:ambari (GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 434872

Description

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

 - Apache Ambari 2.x before 2.4.0 includes KDC administrator passwords on the kadmin command line, which
 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing. (CVE-2016-4976)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3pw-6vf2-66hf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 434872

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/20/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4976

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4976

BID: 97229

cwe: CWE-200