CVE-2012-0786
augeas - security update
EPSS 0.05%
Description
The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augnew file.
How to fix CVE-2012-0786
To remediate CVE-2012-0786, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/augeas—upgrade to 1.0.0-1 or later
- Debian/augeas—upgrade to 0.7.2-1+deb6u1 or later
Is CVE-2012-0786 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-1
- from 0, < 0.7.2-1+deb6u1