HIGH
libcgroup: cgrulesengd creates log files with insecure permissions
Published Aug 14, 2018
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.41
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 28
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libcgroup-0:0.41-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libcgroup
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libcgroup
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
libcgroup
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
libcgroup
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libcgroup-0:0.41-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libcgroup | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libcgroup | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | libcgroup | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | libcgroup | Not affected | n/a |
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.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.4 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.32% 0.02316
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02316
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 82.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 81.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 65.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 72.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 66.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 64.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 63.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 64.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 69.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 55.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 50.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-08/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2047 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14348 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611119 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1100365 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00019.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3VH333EONOEEGKOLHHFXCJYHCYMHJ4KK/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14348
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libcg/libcg/ci/0d88b73d189ea3440ccaab00418d6469f76fa590/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14348
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-08/msg00023.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2047 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14348 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611119 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1100365 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00019.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3VH333EONOEEGKOLHHFXCJYHCYMHJ4KK/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14348 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/libcg/libcg/ci/0d88b73d189ea3440ccaab00418d6469f76fa590/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14348 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 14, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2018
Link CVE-2018-14348
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a