CVE-2014-5247

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    CVE-2014-5247

    Published: 29 Aug 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The _UpgradeBeforeConfigurationChange function in lib/client/gnt_cluster.py in Ganeti 2.10.0 before 2.10.7 and 2.11.0 before 2.11.5 uses world-readable permissions for the configuration backup file, which allows local users to obtain SSL keys, remote API credentials, and other sensitive information by reading the file, related to the upgrade command.

    References: http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-006.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127851/Ganeti-Insecure-Archive-Permission.html, http://git.ganeti.org/?p=ganeti.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a89f62e2db9ccf715d64d1a6322474b54d2d9ae0, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/370, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533119/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69186, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95256

    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
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