Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134419000
Revision Date:2013-11-05Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4419 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4419
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'libguestfs' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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