CVE-2009-4358
First published: Sun Dec 20 2009(Updated: )
freebsd-update in FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 7.1, 6.4, and 6.3 uses insecure permissions in its working directory (/var/db/freebsd-update by default), which allows local users to read copies of sensitive files after a (1) freebsd-update fetch (fetch) or (2) freebsd-update upgrade (upgrade) operation.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =6.4 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =6.3 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =8.0 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =7.1 | |
| FreeBSD FreeBSD | =7.2 |
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