CVE-2012-5638 (GCVE-0-2012-5638)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-20 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The setup_logging function in log.h in SANLock uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/sanlock.log, which allows local users to overwrite the file content or bypass intended disk-quota restrictions via standard filesystem write operations.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
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|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887010 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2012-12-13 00:00
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