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.
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EUVD-2012-2672 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.302Z
Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-2690

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-06-29T19:55:04.000
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-2690


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