CVE-2019-12450

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.96% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/d8f8f4d637ce43f8699ba94c9b7648beda0ca174 patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190606-0003/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4014-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2W4WIOAGO3M743M5KZLVQZM3NGHQDYLI/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00076.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3530 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12450?
CVE-2019-12450 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12450?
To fix CVE-2019-12450, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12450 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12450 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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