CVE-2017-15131
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CVE-2017-15131 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. It was found that system umask policy is not being honored when creating XDG user directories, since Xsession sources xdg-user-dirs.sh before setting umask policy. This only affects xdg-user-dirs before 0.15.5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was found that system umask policy is not being honored when creating XDG user directories, since Xsession sources xdg-user-dirs.sh before setting umask policy. This only affects xdg-user-dirs before 0.15.5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop | Xdg-User-Dirs | < 0.15.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412762Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412762Issue Tracking
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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