CVE-2019-3691 json
Local privilege escalation from user munge to root
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-13326
- cvss
- 7.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
Patch / fix
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 0.5.13-4.3.1
- openSUSE Factory 0.5.13-6.1
- munge SLE Module for HPC 12 0.5.14-3.6.1
- munge SLE Module for HPC 15 SP1, SLE Module for HPC 15 0.5.13-4.3.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1144-1SUSE-SU-2019:3190-1
- munge openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.5.14-2.6
- munge openSUSE Leap 15.1 0.5.13-lp151.4.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11066-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2670-1
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0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- openSUSE Factory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-3691
- NVD CVE-2019-3691
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