CVE-2019-3689 (GCVE-0-2019-3689)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-19 13:27 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:14
VLAI
Title
nfs-utils: root-owned files stored in insecure /var/lib/nfs directory
Summary
The nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 the directory /var/lib/nfs is owned by statd:nogroup. This directory contains files owned and managed by root. If statd is compromised, it can therefore trick processes running with root privileges into creating/overwriting files anywhere on the system.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
suse CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 80/100 over 116 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Affected: before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1
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SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Affected: before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2
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Date Public
2019-09-17 00:00
Credits
Malte Kraus of SUSE
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