CVE-2012-0787
EPSS 0.12%
Description
The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.
How to fix CVE-2012-0787
To remediate CVE-2012-0787, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/augeas—upgrade to 1.0.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-0787 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-1