3.6

CVE-2012-5638: ovirt sanlock

CVSS: 3.6v2.0LowModified
AliasesRHBA-2012:1507UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5638DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5638
Published 20-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5638 is a low (CVSS 3.6) vulnerability in ovirt sanlock. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
14/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2013:0691

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The setup_logging function in log.h in SANLock uses world-writable permissions for /var/log/sanlock.log, which allows local users to overwrite the file content or bypass intended disk-quota restrictions via standard filesystem write operations.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat5 products
  • sanlock< 0:2.3-4.el6_3
  • sanlock-debuginfo< 0:2.3-4.el6_3
  • sanlock-devel< 0:2.3-4.el6_3
  • sanlock-lib< 0:2.3-4.el6_3
  • sanlock-python< 0:2.3-4.el6_3
Debian1 product
  • sanlock< 2.2-2
Ovirt1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sanlock< 2.2-2

4 vendors · 8 products

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