CVE-2012-5638

NameCVE-2012-5638
DescriptionThe setup_logging function in log.h in SANLock uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/sanlock.log, which allows local users to overwrite the file content or bypass intended disk-quota restrictions via standard filesystem write operations.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs696424

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
sanlock (PTS)buster3.6.0-3fixed
bullseye3.8.2-2fixed
bookworm3.8.5-1fixed
sid, trixie3.8.5-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
sanlocksource(unstable)2.2-2696424

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