The clone_file function in transfer.c in Augeas before 1.0.0, when copy_if_rename_fails is set and EXDEV or EBUSY is returned by the rename function, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information via a bind mount on the (1) .augsave or (2) destination file when using the backup save option, or (3) .augnew file when using the newfile save option.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 3.7 | LOW | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-noinfo | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://augeas.net/news.html | secalert@redhat.com | N/A |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html | secalert@redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55811 | secalert@redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261 | secalert@redhat.com | Exploit |
| https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c | secalert@redhat.com | Exploit Patch |
| http://augeas.net/news.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1537.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55811 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772261 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Exploit |
| https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/b8de6a8c | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Exploit Patch |