CVE-2012-0787

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.

🔗 References (10)

• secalert@redhathttp://augeas.net/news.html
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/55811
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261
• secalert@redhathttps://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://augeas.net/news.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/55811
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c