UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5644

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5644
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5644.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5644
Upstream
Published
2019-11-25T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-10T14:56:30Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

libuser has information disclosure when moving user's home directory

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libuser

Package

Name
libuser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuser@1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2
1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libuser"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libuser1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libuser1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.56.9.dfsg.1-1.2ubuntu2+esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-libuser"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10 / libuser

Package

Name
libuser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuser@1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2
1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "libuser"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "libuser1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "libuser1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "python3-libuser"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / libuser

Package

Name
libuser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libuser@1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:0.*

1:0.64~dfsg-2build2
1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "libuser"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "libuser1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "libuser1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.64+git20241106~dfsg-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-libuser"
        }
    ]
}