CVE-2014-5247

low
Published 2014-08-29 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5247

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.11.5-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.11.5-1
debian debiansidfixed2.11.5-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.11.5-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
spi-incganeti2.10.0
spi-incganeti2.10.1
spi-incganeti2.10.2
spi-incganeti2.10.3
spi-incganeti2.10.4
spi-incganeti2.10.5
spi-incganeti2.10.6
spi-incganeti2.11.0
spi-incganeti2.11.1
spi-incganeti2.11.2
spi-incganeti2.11.3
spi-incganeti2.11.4

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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