apt-cacher-ng insecure use of /run/apt-cacher-ng
CVE-2019-18899

6.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Opensuse
Status
Leap 15.1
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2020

What is CVE-2019-18899?

The apt-cacher-ng package of openSUSE Leap 15.1 runs operations in user owned directory /run/apt-cacher-ng with root privileges. This can allow local attackers to influence the outcome of these operations. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 apt-cacher-ng versions prior to 3.1-lp151.3.3.1.

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Affected Version(s)

Leap 15.1 apt-cacher-ng < 3.1-lp151.3.3.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157703

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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