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acpid: log file created with random permissions

🗓️ 07 Dec 2009 17:11:00Reported by RedHatType 
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A patch for acpid 1.0.4 may call open with insufficient args, causing random permissions on /var/log/acpid and enabling local access.

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BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system allows malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
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–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the CentOS operating system allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : acpid (CESA-2009:1642)
6 Jan 201000:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		MiracleLinux 3 : acpid-1.0.4-9.1.1AXS3 (AXSA:2009-429:03)
14 Jan 202600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Oracle Linux 5 : acpid (ELSA-2009-1642)
12 Jul 201300:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		OracleVM 2.2 : acpid (OVMSA-2009-0037)
26 Nov 201400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		RHEL 5 : acpid (RHSA-2009:1642)
8 Dec 200900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Scientific Linux Security Update : acpid on SL5.x i386/x86_64
1 Aug 201200:00
–nessus
Cent OS		acpid security update
18 Dec 200901:36
–centos
CVE		CVE-2009-4033
8 Dec 200919:00
–cve
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OSOS VersionArchitecturePackagePackage VersionFilename
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386acpid0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64acpid0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64acpid0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386acpid-debuginfo0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-debuginfo-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64acpid-debuginfo0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-debuginfo-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5x86_64acpid-debuginfo0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1acpid-debuginfo-0:1.0.4-9.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

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CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.00309
acpidlog permissionsvar log acpidpatch 1.0.4local userssensitive informationdenial of serviceprivilege escalation
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