# CVE-2013-6412: The transform\_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask co

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-01-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The transform_save function in transform.c in Augeas 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 does not properly calculate the permission values when the umask contains a "7," which causes world-writable permissions to be used for new files and allows local users to modify the files via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/58
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0044.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034261
- https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/commit/f5b4fc0c

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