etc-update in Portage before 2.1.3.11 on Gentoo Linux relies on the umask to set permissions for the merge file, often resulting in permissions weaker than those of the original files, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the merge file.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-15T01:00:00

Updated: 2017-08-07T12:57:01

Reserved: 2007-12-05T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2007-6249

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-15T01:46:00.000

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:29:02.710


Link: CVE-2007-6249

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