| Name | CVE-2012-0961 |
| Description | Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 695832 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| apt (PTS) | bullseye | 2.2.4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.6.1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.0.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apt | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| apt | source | (unstable) | 0.9.7.7 | 695832 |
[squeeze] - apt <not-affected> (Logged as 0600 in Squeeze)