CVE-2013-6412

N/A Unknown
Published: January 23, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/f5b4fc0c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/58
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
13th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

augeas