CVE-2013-4419
The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.75% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- libguestfs/libguestfs · suse/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55813Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1536.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55813Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1016960Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-October/msg00031.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.