SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6097

File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

File descriptor leak in cronie 1.4.8, when running in certain environments, might allow local users to read restricted files, as demonstrated by reading /etc/crontab.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.35% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
fedorahosted/cronie
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.