CVE-2019-12779

CVE Details

Release Date:

2019-06-07

Description

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

See more information about CVE-2019-12779 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libqb)	ELSA-2020-1189	2020-04-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (libqb)	ELSA-2019-3610	2019-11-14

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