CVE-2012-2150
It was discovered that the xfs_metadump tool of the xfsprogs suite did not fully adhere to the standards of obfuscation described in its man page. In case a user with the necessary privileges used xfs_metadump and relied on the advertised obfuscation, the generated data could contain unexpected traces of potentially sensitive information.
Find out more about CVE-2012-2150 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (xfsprogs) | RHSA-2015:2151 | 2015-11-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xfsprogs | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xfsprogs | Will not fix |