CVE-2012-6136 Misconfiguration in tuned
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes due to insecure PID file permissions in the tuned system tuning daemon.
- 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-2012-6136?
CVE-2012-6136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 20 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6136?
It affects 7 products.
Linux distribution packages (8)
tuned Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
tuned-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.2.19-11.el6 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6136?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-6136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hrr-7cq5-fj96, RHBA-2013:0386.