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CVE-2012-6607

Published: Nov 23, 2013

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

55811
third-party-advisory
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http://augeas.net/news.html
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RHSA-2013:1537
vendor-advisory
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