A flaw was found in PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2013-1834 | PackStack 2012.2.3 in Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom can create the answer file in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory, which allows local users to modify deployed systems by changing this file. |
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | PackStack 2012.2.3 in Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom can create the answer file in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory, which allows local users to modify deployed systems by changing this file. | A flaw was found in PackStack. This vulnerability allows a local user to modify deployed systems by changing the answer file, which is created in insecure directories such as /tmp or the current working directory. This insecure file creation could lead to unauthorized system modifications. |
| Title | packstack: answerfile creation permissions issue | Packstack: red hat openstack: packstack: unauthorized system modification via insecure answer file creation |
| Weaknesses | CWE-379 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-30T16:33:23.209Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1815
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-04-10T15:55:15.237
Modified: 2026-04-30T17:16:24.377
Link: CVE-2013-1815
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