CVE-2012-5660 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in ABRT to modify file permissions and potentially escalate privileges via symlink attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5660?
CVE-2012-5660 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
abrt-action-install-debuginfo in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) 2.0.9 and earlier allows local users to set world-writable permissions for arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via a symlink attack on "the directories used to store information about crashes."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5660?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5660?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-5660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x9c-9952-j585.