FKIE_CVE-2012-2690
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-06-29 19:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
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"lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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