CVE-2012-5638 describes a vulnerability in the setup_logging function of SANLock, affecting oVirt SANLock, where the /var/log/sanlock.log file is created with world-writable permissions. This allows local attackers to overwrite log content or bypass disk-quota restrictions. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P), indicating local access and low attack complexity, with potential impact limited to integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:sanlock:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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