9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-3689
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server NFS-utils statd Privilege Escalation
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2019, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3689 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
1 Linux-nfs nfs-utils

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3689 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00071.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00006.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150733
    Added Reference https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00026.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4400-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference SUSE https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git;a=commitdiff;h=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00071.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00071.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00006.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00006.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git;a=commitdiff;h=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e No Types Assigned https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git;a=commitdiff;h=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00026.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00026.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4400-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4400-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4400-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git;a=commitdiff;h=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00006.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00071.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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 if fs.protected_symlinks is not set 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.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE SUSE CWE-276
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150733 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150733 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.0-34.18.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.1-6.10.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3689 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3689 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} -0.42%

score

0.37083

percentile

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