CVE-2019-3684
susemanager installer creates world-readable swap files
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2019 at 02:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsManagerUyuni
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.0.7v < 4.0.7
Affected range stops below 4.0.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131954CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-922
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