Race condition in the _get_masked_mode function in Lib/os.py in Python 3.2 through 3.5, when exist_ok is set to true and multiple threads are used, might allow local users to bypass intended file permissions by leveraging a separate application vulnerability before the umask has been set to the expected value.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2699 Race condition in the _get_masked_mode function in Lib/os.py in Python 3.2 through 3.5, when exist_ok is set to true and multiple threads are used, might allow local users to bypass intended file permissions by leveraging a separate application vulnerability before the umask has been set to the expected value.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:36.046Z

Reserved: 2014-03-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-2667

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-11-16T01:59:01.927

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-2667

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2667 - Bugzilla

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