libcgroup up to and including 0.41 creates /var/log/cgred with mode 0666 regardless of the configured umask, leading to disclosure of information.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-14348 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 4.4 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity Impact | Low |
Availability Impact | None |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Virtualization 4 | libcgroup | Not affected |
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | libcgroup | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libcgroup | Affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libcgroup | Will not fix |