# CVE-2019-13012: The keyfile settings backend in GNOME GLib (aka glib2.0) before 2.60.0 creates directories using g\_file\_make\_directory\_with\_parents (kfsb-\>d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The keyfile settings backend in GNOME GLib (aka glib2.0) before 2.60.0 creates directories using g_file_make_directory_with_parents (kfsb->dir, NULL, NULL) and files using g_file_replace_contents (kfsb->file, contents, length, NULL, FALSE, G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION, NULL, NULL, NULL). Consequently, it does not properly restrict directory (and file) permissions. Instead, for directories, 0777 permissions are used; for files, default file permissions are used. This is similar to CVE-2019-12450.

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## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1658
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/merge_requests/450
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/commit/5e4da714f00f6bfb2ccd6d73d61329c6f3a08429
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4049-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4049-2/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00022.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931234#12
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00029.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0003/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

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