CVE-2013-6412
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.6
Description
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.2.0-0.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.2.0-0.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.2.0-0.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.2.0-0.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.2.0-0.1 |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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