CVE-2019-15741
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2019 at 05:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOmnibus
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
12.1.0 ≤ v < 12.1.812.2.0 ≤ v < 12.2.37.4.0 ≤ v < 12.0.8
Affected range stops below 12.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.2.3, 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
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCBroken LinkRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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