CVE-2019-3689 is a critical vulnerability affecting the nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 15. It arises from incorrect directory ownership, allowing a compromised 'statd' process to manipulate root-privileged processes into creating or overwriting arbitrary system files. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.0-34.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.1.1-6.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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