RHSA-2012:0774Low

Red Hat Security Advisory: libguestfs security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published
June 19, 2012
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2012-2690 →

📋 Description

CVE-2012-2690 — libguestfs: virt-edit creates a new file, when it is used leading to loss of file attributes (permissions, owner, SELinux context etc.)

🎯 Affected products72

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-debuginfo-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-devel-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • libguestfs-devel-1:1.16.19-1.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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