# CVE-2018-14348: libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of inform

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1100365
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3VH333EONOEEGKOLHHFXCJYHCYMHJ4KK/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libcg/libcg/ci/0d88b73d189ea3440ccaab00418d6469f76fa590/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-08/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00019.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2047

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