# CVE-2012-6120: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read sensitive Puppet log files due to world-readable permissions on the /var/log/puppet directory in OpenStack.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120, DLA-29-1, GHSA-mph7-5pc9-hg5q

## What is CVE-2012-6120?

CVE-2012-6120 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6120?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat Openstack Essex, Redhat Openstack Folsom.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6120?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2012-6120 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-1815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1815/): Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6120 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6120 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6120 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6120/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6120/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6120
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6120
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6120

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