CVE-2012-0787 | BDVDB-2026-58551 Detail

Description#

The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://secunia.com/advisories/55811
http://augeas.net/news.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12013-11-23Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.