CVE-2011-4578 event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within d...
MediumCVSS 4.6
EPSS 0.39%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/acpid(Debian:12) | < 1:2.0.11-1 | 1:2.0.11-1 |
| debian/acpid(Debian:13) | < 1:2.0.11-1 | 1:2.0.11-1 |
| debian/acpid(Debian:14) | < 1:2.0.11-1 | 1:2.0.11-1 |
| tedfelix acpid2 | <= 2.0.10 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.0 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.1 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.2 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.3 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.4 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.5 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.6 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.7 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.8 | No fix listed |
| tedfelix acpid2 | = 2.0.9 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-4578 vendor-advisory
- sourceforge.net
- MDVSA-2012:138 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20111206 Re: CVE request: acpid mailing-list
- bugs.launchpad.net
- bugzilla.redhat.com