# CVE-2011-4578: event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which migh

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

event.c in acpid (aka acpid2) before 2.0.11 does not have an appropriate umask setting during execution of event-handler scripts, which might allow local users to (1) perform write operations within directories created by a script, or (2) read files created by a script, via standard filesystem system calls.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760984
- http://sourceforge.net/u/tedfelix/acpid2/ci/02d0bf29207f17996936ab652717855b15873901/tree/Changelog?force=True
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:138
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/06/3
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpid/+bug/893821

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