CVE-2007-6249

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than…

published December 15, 2007

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00434 · 36.4th percentile
Published
2007-12-15T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 DEC 01:00Z
    etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than…
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