VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-14348

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 2.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.

CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 2.32% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: libcgroup project/libcgroup · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-08/msg00023.htmlBroken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2047
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1100365Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3VH333EONOEEGKOLHHFXCJYHCYMHJ4KK/
https://sourceforge.net/p/libcg/libcg/ci/0d88b73d189ea3440ccaab00418d6469f76fa590/Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-08/msg00023.htmlBroken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2047
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1100365Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3VH333EONOEEGKOLHHFXCJYHCYMHJ4KK/
https://sourceforge.net/p/libcg/libcg/ci/0d88b73d189ea3440ccaab00418d6469f76fa590/Patch, Third Party Advisory

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