UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6114
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:48Z
Published
2020-01-28T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:04.423656Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The git-changelog utility in git-extras 1.7.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/changelog or (2) /tmp/.git-effort.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / git-extras

Package

Name
git-extras
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/git-extras@1.7.0-1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.0-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-1.2",
            "binary_name": "git-extras"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6114.json"