| Name | CVE-2012-6607 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| augeas (PTS) | bullseye | 1.12.0-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.14.0-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.14.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| augeas | source | (unstable) | 1.0.0-1 | low | | |
Notes
[squeeze] - augeas <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - augeas <no-dsa> (Minor issue)