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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5247

The _UpgradeBeforeConfigurationChange function in lib/client/gnt_cluster.py in Ganeti 2.10.0 before 2.10.7 and 2.11.0 before 2.11.5 uses world-readable permissions for the configuration backup file, which allows local users to obtain SSL keys, remote API credentials, and other sensitive information by reading the file, related to the upgrade command.

Products
ganeti
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.11.5-1
CVEs
CVE-2014-5247
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5247

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Aug 2014, 16:55 UTC

The _UpgradeBeforeConfigurationChange function in lib/client/gnt_cluster.py in Ganeti 2.10.0 before 2.10.7 and 2.11.0 before 2.11.5 uses world-readable permissions for the configuration backup file, which allows local users to obtain SSL keys, remote API credentials, and other sensitive information by reading the file, related to the upgrade command.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5247

ganeti

Fixed versions: 2.11.5-1

ganeti

Fixed versions: 2.11.5-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5247",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The _UpgradeBeforeConfigurationChange function in lib/client/gnt_cluster.py in Ganeti 2.10.0 before 2.10.7 and 2.11.0 before 2.11.5 uses world-readable permissions for the configuration backup file, which allows local users to obtain SSL keys, remote API credentials, and other sensitive information by reading the file, related to the upgrade command.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:36.658250259Z",
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