Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting libuser package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (16th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBUSER-1944596
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Mar 2013
Introduced: 28 Mar 2013
CVE-2012-5630 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libuser.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuser package and not the libuser package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5630
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102068.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5630
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5630
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630
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