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TI-2012-05084 Aliases CVE-2012-6120GHSA-mph7-5pc9-hg5q

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with…

Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00387 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

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:a:redhat:openstack_essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0710 Released 2013-04-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    puppet security update
    • OpenStack Folsom puppet-2.6.18-1.el6ost, puppet-server-2.6.18-1.el6ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet
OpenStack FolsomFixed RHSA-2013:0710

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mph7-5pc9-hg5q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-01579 openstack-utils openstack-db has insecure password creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01600 Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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