CVE-2011-4578

acpid: Unsafe umask for actions executed by acpid

Published Aug 29, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2362-1 acpid security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4504 event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1296-1 acpid vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 29, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 30, 2011, 12:00 AM