Description
acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1960-1 | New acpid packages fix weak file permissions |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-4204 | acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:10.155Z
Reserved: 2009-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-4235
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-12-08T19:30:00.377
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-4235
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD