Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6249: Portage: Information disclosure
2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
12/14/2007
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-portage
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