Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6512
CVE-2017-6512
Description
Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.
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Affected products
34cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords27 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/perl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-File-Path&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl-File-Path&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/perl-File-Path&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5
< 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1+ 26 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.180000-1.15
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150000.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150300.17.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.10.0-64.81.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150000.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.10.0-64.81.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.18.2-12.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.26.1-150000.7.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.10.0-64.81.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.150000-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.150000-8.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/ChangesnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.htmlnvdIssue Tracking
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