# CVE-2018-19045: keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive info

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive information.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/5241e4d7b177d0b6f073cfc9ed5444bf51ec89d6
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-01
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015141
- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues/1048
- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/c6247a9ef2c7b33244ab1d3aa5d629ec49f0a067

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