CVE-2012-6120

low

Published 2013-04-10 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.1

VIR risk

2.1

Description

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

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-2012-6120

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0710.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2.6.4-2`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
redhat	openstack_essex	`-`
redhat	openstack_folsom	`-`

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0710.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6120

CWEs

CWE-264

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