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CVE-2012-1106

Published: Jul 3, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
1.9LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The C handler plug-in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), possibly 2.0.8 and earlier, does not properly set the group (GID) permissions on core dump files for setuid programs when the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option is set to 2, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
automatic bug reporting toolOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54121
securityfocus.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0841.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://fedorahosted.org/abrt/changeset/23d6997d7886abe118c28254f7f73f0b19b2d4e0
fedorahosted.org
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