# CVE-2017-6512: Race condition in the rmtree and remove\_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the rmtree and remove_tree functions in the File-Path module before 2.13 for Perl allows attackers to set the mode on arbitrary files via vectors involving directory-permission loosening logic.

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## References

- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/JKEENAN/File-Path-2.13/Changes
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3873
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99180
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038610
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-12
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=153
- https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=121951
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/

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