CVE-2012-0787

NameCVE-2012-0787
DescriptionThe clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-28-1
Debian Bugs731132

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
augeas (PTS)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
augeassourcesqueeze0.7.2-1+deb6u1DLA-28-1
augeassource(unstable)1.0.0-1low731132

Notes

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

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