etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2007-12-15T01:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T16:02:36.433Z
Reserved: 2007-12-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-6249
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2007-12-15T01:46:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:39:42.557
Link: CVE-2007-6249
Redhat
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