Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2679

Description

Red Hat Network (RHN) Configuration Client (rhncfg-client) in rhncfg before 5.10.27-8 uses weak permissions (world-readable) for /var/log/rhncfg-actions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information about the rhncfg-client actions by reading the file.

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Affected products

Red Hat/Rhncfg
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:rhncfg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.10.27
Red Hat/RHN Configuration Clientllm-create
Range: <5.10.27-8

Patches

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References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1369.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/50978nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55934nvd
www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79260nvd

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