CVE-2012-6607

NameCVE-2012-6607
DescriptionThe transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
augeas (PTS)buster1.11.0-3fixed
bullseye1.12.0-2fixed
bookworm1.14.0-1fixed
sid, trixie1.14.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
augeassource(unstable)1.0.0-1low

Notes

[squeeze] - augeas <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - augeas <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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