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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-2690

CVE-2012-2690

Description

virt-edit in libguestfs before 1.18.0 does not preserve the permissions from the original file and saves the new file with world-readable permissions when editing, which might allow local guest users to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

71
  • Libguestfs/Libguestfs71 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 70 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.17.43
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:libguestfs:libguestfs:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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