SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15/up to 12 nfs-utils Package /var/lib/nfs privilege escalation

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15/up to 12 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part in the library /var/lib/nfs of the component nfs-utils Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (Symlink). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/19/2019 as Bug 1150733 as bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-3689 since 01/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• SuSE

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• Linux Enterprise Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Privilege escalation / Symlink (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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01/03/2019 CVE assigned
09/19/2019 +259 days Advisory disclosed
09/20/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/20/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: suse.com

Advisory: Bug 1150733

CVE: CVE-2019-3689 (🔒)

Created: 09/20/2019 07:21 AM
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