# CVE-2012-5605: Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modif

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-01-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Grinder in Red Hat CloudForms before 1.1 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/pulp/cache/grinder/, which allows local users to modify grinder cache files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://osvdb.org/88141
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=828447
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882138
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51472
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80550
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1543.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56819

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