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TI-2018-10291 Aliases CVE-2018-14348GHSA-pp2m-446r-52q7

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02316 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 8 fixed, 1 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libcgroup_project:libcgroup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.41VulnerableLibcgroup Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*28VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:libcgroup_project:libcgroup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.41 Vulnerable ·Libcgroup Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:2047 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    libcgroup security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libcgroup-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-tools-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcgroup-devel-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-pam-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libcgroup-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-tools-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libcgroup-devel-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-pam-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libcgroup-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-0.41-21.el7.ppc, libcgroup-tools-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcgroup-devel-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-devel-0.41-21.el7.ppc, libcgroup-pam-0.41-21.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libcgroup-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-tools-0.41-21.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcgroup-devel-0.41-21.el7, libcgroup-pam-0.41-21.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2047
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14348
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp2m-446r-52q7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Sources

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