VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6136
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- redhat/tuned · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.