CVE-2012-6136

MEDIUM

tuned 2.10.0 - Incorrect Default Permissions in PID File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

tuned 2.10.0 creates its PID file with insecure permissions which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6136
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6136

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (7)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 17
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
redhat/tuned 2.10.0
Published Nov 20, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026