Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Affecting glib2-tests package, versions <0:2.56.4-7.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.07% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-GLIB2TESTS-3582612
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 23 May 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 glib2-tests to version 0:2.56.4-7.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3530.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream glib2-tests package and not the glib2-tests package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

file_copy_fallback in gio/gfile.c in GNOME GLib 2.15.0 through 2.61.1 does not properly restrict file permissions while a copy operation is in progress. Instead, default permissions are used.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High