CVE-2019-12779
N/A
Published: June 7, 2019 at 07:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibqb
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.5
Affected range stops below 1.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00031.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3610
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695948
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00017.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00027.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00031.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108691Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3610x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695948x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/issues/338x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.4Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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