CVE-2012-2690 — Libguestfs vulnerability

CWE-2557 documents7 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libguestfs
Timeline
PublishedJun 29
Latest updateMay 17

Description

virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianlibguestfs/libguestfs< 1:1.18.0-1+3
▶NVDlibguestfs/libguestfs1.17.43+70

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-p84q-fgj5-q47p: virt-edit in libguestfs before 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2012-2690: virt-edit in libguestfs before 1↗2012-06-29
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CVEList
CVE-2012-2690: virt-edit in libguestfs before 1↗2012-06-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
libguestfs: virt-edit creates a new file, when it is used leading to loss of file attributes (permissions, owner, SELinux context etc.)↗2012-02-08
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Debian
CVE-2012-2690: libguestfs - virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the...↗2012
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-2690 libguestfs: virt-edit creates a new file, when it is used leading to loss of file attributes (permissions, owner, SELinux context etc.)↗2012-06-12
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