nfs-utils: root-owned files stored in insecure /var/lib/nfs directory
CVE-2019-3689
5.1MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Suse
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 19 September 2019
What is CVE-2019-3689?
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.
Affected Version(s)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2