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title: "CVE-2012-2690\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-2690

Publication date 29 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libguestfs | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not in release |
| 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2690?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libguestfs | * Other:   <https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-February/msg00034.html> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2690)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2690)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2690)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2690)

### Other references

* <https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2012-February/msg00033.html>
* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788642>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/11/1>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/11/5>
* <https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0774.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2690>