CVE-2012-2690
N/A
Published: June 29, 2012 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibguestfs
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.17.431.16.01.16.11.16.101.16.111.16.121.16.131.16.141.16.151.16.161.16.171.16.181.16.191.16.21.16.201.16.211.16.221.16.231.16.241.16.251.16.261.16.31.16.41.16.51.16.61.16.71.16.81.16.91.17.01.17.11.17.101.17.111.17.121.17.131.17.141.17.151.17.161.17.171.17.181.17.191.17.21.17.201.17.211.17.221.17.231.17.241.17.251.17.261.17.271.17.281.17.291.17.31.17.301.17.311.17.321.17.331.17.341.17.351.17.361.17.371.17.381.17.391.17.41.17.401.17.411.17.421.17.51.17.61.17.71.17.81.17.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49431Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49545VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76220Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-May/msg00104.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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