CVE-2012-2690
EPSS 0.05%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-2690
To remediate CVE-2012-2690, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libguestfs—upgrade to 1:1.18.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-2690 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.18.0-1