Python Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Vulnerability (CVE-2014-2667) - Vulnerability Database

Python Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Vulnerability (CVE-2014-2667)

Description

Race condition in the _get_masked_mode function in Lib/os.py in Python 3.2 through 3.5, when exist_ok is set to true and multiple threads are used, might allow local users to bypass intended file permissions by leveraging a separate application vulnerability before the umask has been set to the expected value.

References

CVE-2014-2667

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Severity

Low

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