LOW
libguestfs: virt-edit creates a new file, when it is used leading to loss of file attributes (permissions, owner, SELinux context etc.)
Published Jun 29, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.17.43
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.1
- 1.16.2
- 1.16.3
- 1.16.4
- 1.16.5
- 1.16.6
- 1.16.7
- 1.16.8
- 1.16.9
- 1.16.10
- 1.16.11
- 1.16.12
- 1.16.13
- 1.16.14
- 1.16.15
- 1.16.16
- 1.16.17
- 1.16.18
- 1.16.19
- 1.16.20
- 1.16.21
- 1.16.22
- 1.16.23
- 1.16.24
- 1.16.25
- 1.16.26
- 1.17.0
- 1.17.1
- 1.17.2
- 1.17.3
- 1.17.4
- 1.17.5
- 1.17.6
- 1.17.7
- 1.17.8
- 1.17.9
- 1.17.10
- 1.17.11
- 1.17.12
- 1.17.13
- 1.17.14
- 1.17.15
- 1.17.16
- 1.17.17
- 1.17.18
- 1.17.19
- 1.17.20
- 1.17.21
- 1.17.22
- 1.17.23
- 1.17.24
- 1.17.25
- 1.17.26
- 1.17.27
- 1.17.28
- 1.17.29
- 1.17.30
- 1.17.31
- 1.17.32
- 1.17.33
- 1.17.34
- 1.17.35
- 1.17.36
- 1.17.37
- 1.17.38
- 1.17.39
- 1.17.40
- 1.17.41
- 1.17.42
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0774
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0774 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00408
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00408
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 32.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 32.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49431 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49545 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53932 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831117 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76220 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2690
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2690
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-May/msg00104.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49431 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49545 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2690 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=831117 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76220 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2690 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2690 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-May/msg00104.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 29, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 14, 2012
Link CVE-2012-2690
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a