CVE-2012-2690

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    CVE-2012-2690

    Published: 29 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/49431, http://secunia.com/advisories/49545, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53932, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76220, https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-May/msg00104.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High