DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2690
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690
Upstream
Published
2012-06-29T19:55:04Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:48.862230Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libguestfs

Package

Name
libguestfs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libguestfs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.18.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690.json"

Debian:12 / libguestfs

Package

Name
libguestfs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libguestfs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.18.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690.json"

Debian:13 / libguestfs

Package

Name
libguestfs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libguestfs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.18.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690.json"

Debian:14 / libguestfs

Package

Name
libguestfs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libguestfs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.18.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2690.json"