CVE-2012-2690

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLibguestfs
PublishedJun 29, 2012
First seenJun 29, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libguestfs libguestfsv ≤ 1.17.43, 1.16.0, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4, 1.16.5, 1.16.6, 1.16.7, 1.16.8, 1.16.9, 1.16.10, 1.16.11, 1.16.12, 1.16.13, 1.16.14, 1.16.15, 1.16.16, 1.16.17, 1.16.18, 1.16.19, 1.16.20, 1.16.21, 1.16.22, 1.16.23, 1.16.24, 1.16.25, 1.16.26, 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.17.3, 1.17.4, 1.17.5, 1.17.6, 1.17.7, 1.17.8, 1.17.9, 1.17.10, 1.17.11, 1.17.12, 1.17.13, 1.17.14, 1.17.15, 1.17.16, 1.17.17, 1.17.18, 1.17.19, 1.17.20, 1.17.21, 1.17.22, 1.17.23, 1.17.24, 1.17.25, 1.17.26, 1.17.27, 1.17.28, 1.17.29, 1.17.30, 1.17.31, 1.17.32, 1.17.33, 1.17.34, 1.17.35, 1.17.36, 1.17.37, 1.17.38, 1.17.39, 1.17.40, 1.17.41, 1.17.42—

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