CVE-2011-4578

Publication date 6 December 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.

Status

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No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
acpid	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 1:2.0.10-1ubuntu2.3
	11.04 natty	Fixed 1:2.0.7-1ubuntu2.4
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 1.0.10-5ubuntu4.4
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.0.10-5ubuntu2.5
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1296-1
acpid vulnerabilities
8 December 2011

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/06/2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4578