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CVE-2019-18899

apt-cacher-ng insecure use of /run/apt-cacher-ng

Published: Jan 23, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
6.2MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

openSUSE
oss-project·DE
backportsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Leap 15.1On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apt-cacher-ng project
oss-projectaka apt-cacher-ng
apt-cacher-ngOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00057.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00065.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157703
bugzilla.suse.com

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