CVE-2012-6607

Publication date 23 November 2013

Last updated 16 September 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas before 1.0.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack on a .augsave file in a backup save action, a different vector than CVE-2012-0786.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
augeas 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
augeas

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