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apt — security advisory
Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.
- Products
- apt
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.9.7.7
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-0961
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:42 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961
apt
Fixed versions: 0.9.7.7
apt
Fixed versions: 0.9.7.7
apt
Fixed versions: 0.9.7.7
Complete source record
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"id": "4e1163973e815bcfc2f3c7940f4a1daa92413da83d03400cc33b409904e1be0c",
"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
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"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961",
"summary": "Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.",
"evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961",
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},
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"value": "0.9.7.7",
"evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
}
],
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},
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},
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},
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"severity": "unknown",
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},
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},
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"package": {
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
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}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:28.796516854Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2012-0961"
],
"references": [
"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0961"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2012-0961",
"evidence": "/upstream"
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],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 417147,
"published_at": "2012-12-26T22:55:02.847+00:00"
}