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TI-2007-05962 Aliases CVE-2007-6249GHSA-vfqg-qqv4-ghx2

etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set…

Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning ongentoo
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.1.3.10Vulnerablegentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:portage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.3.10 Vulnerable ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6249
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfqg-qqv4-ghx2

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2016-09197 In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP validation of executed code: the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01869 The urlopen function in pym/portage/util/_urlopen.py in Gentoo Portage 2.1.12, when using… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2004-02643 Ebuild in Gentoo may change directory and file permissions depending on the order of… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2008-04191 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2004-01775 Portage before 2.0.50-r3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a hard link attack on the lockfiles. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-14618 Gentoo Portage through 2.3.84 allows local users to place a Trojan horse plugin in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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