Description
acpid 1.0.4 sets an unrestrictive umask, which might allow local users to leverage weak permissions on /var/log/acpid, and obtain sensitive information by reading this file or cause a denial of service by overwriting this file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4033.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.htmlPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1960
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:342
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:343
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1642.htmlPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515062
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542926
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54676
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 8, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified