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CVE-2012-1106 json

The C handler plug-in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), possibly 2.0.8 and earlier, does not properly set the group (GID) permissions…

published 2012-07-03 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1140

cvss
1.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The C handler plug-in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), possibly 2.0.8 and earlier, does not properly set the group (GID) permissions on core dump files for setuid programs when the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option is set to 2, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Patch / fix

  • python-meh RHEL 6 0.12.1-3.el6
  • abrt RHEL 6 2.0.8-6.el6
  • abrt-cli RHEL 6 2.0.8-6.el6
  • abrt-gui RHEL 6 2.0.8-6.el6
  • abrt-tui RHEL 6 2.0.8-6.el6
  • btparser RHEL 6 0.16-3.el6
  • abrt-libs RHEL 6 2.0.8-6.el6
  • libreport RHEL 6 2.0.9-5.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0841

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-1106 updated cvss 1.2

abrt: Setuid process core dump archived with unsafe GID permissions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, abrt-cli 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-gui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-tui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-libs 2.0.8-6.el6, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, libreport 2.0.9-5.el6, btparser-python 0.16-3.el6, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-6.el6, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-5.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, abrt-cli 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-tui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-libs 2.0.8-6.el6, libreport 2.0.9-5.el6, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, abrt-gui 2.0.8-6.el6, libreport 2.0.9-5.el6, python-meh 0.12.1-3.el6, abrt-desktop 2.0.8-6.el6, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, abrt-cli 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-gui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-tui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-libs 2.0.8-6.el6, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, libreport 2.0.9-5.el6, btparser-python 0.16-3.el6, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-6.el6, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-5.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, abrt-cli 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-gui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-tui 2.0.8-6.el6, abrt-libs 2.0.8-6.el6, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) abrt 2.0.8-6.el6, btparser 0.16-3.el6, libreport 2.0.9-5.el6, btparser-python 0.16-3.el6, abrt-addon-vmcore 2.0.8-6.el6, libreport-plugin-bugzilla 2.0.9-5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0841

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • fedorahosted.org https://fedorahosted.org/abrt/changeset/23d6997d7886abe118c28254f7f73f0b19b2d4e0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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