DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690

    Published: 29 Jun 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2690

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2690

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libguestfs

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libguestfs?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.18.0-1

    Affected versions

    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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