CVE-2009-4033

acpid: log file created with random permissions

Published Dec 8, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A certain Red Hat patch for acpid 1.0.4 effectively triggers a call to the open function with insufficient arguments, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file, cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, or gain privileges by executing this file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4004 A certain Red Hat patch for acpid 1.0.4 effectively triggers a call to the open function with insufficient arguments, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file, cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, or gain privileges by executing this file.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:45 AM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 8, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:12 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 7, 2009, 12:00 AM