libuser: TOCTOU race conditions by copying and removing directory trees
Published Nov 25, 2019
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
Affected products
-
- Version 0.56StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0.57StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- 0.57
- 0.58
Configuration 2
- 18
Configuration 3
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libuser
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libuser
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libuser | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libuser | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 18.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 19.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 28.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5630 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884685 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5630
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5630
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5630 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884685 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5630 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5630 | ||
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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