CVE-2012-6136 (GCVE-0-2012-6136)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-20 14:16 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Insecure Permissions
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
Date Public
2012-08-02 00:00
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