CVE-2012-2690 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2012-2690

virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libguestfs
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 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

Timeline

Official Publish: June 29th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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