Description
The Gentoo init script for webfs uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/webfsd.log, which allows local users to have unspecified impact by reading the file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | webfs | 1.21+ds1-9 | — |
| Debian 13 | webfs | 1.21+ds1-9 | — |
| Debian 12 | webfs | 1.21+ds1-9 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20130222 CVE request: webfs world-readable log mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20130222 Re: Re: CVE request: webfs world-readable log mailing-list
- 90585 vdb-entry
- 58126 vdb-entry
- webfs-webfsd-information-disclosure(82356) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20130222 Re: CVE request: webfs world-readable log mailing-list