CVE-2012-3490

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3490

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	forky	fixed	`7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1`
debian	sid	fixed	`7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`7.8.2~dfsg.1-1+deb7u1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3490

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.