Description
The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-4296 | The guestfish command in libguestfs 1.20.12, 1.22.7, and earlier, when using the --remote or --listen option, does not properly check the ownership of /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ when creating a temporary socket file in this directory, which allows local users to write to the socket and execute arbitrary commands by creating /tmp/.guestfish-$UID/ in advance. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.194Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-4419
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-11-05T20:55:29.397
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-4419
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