Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2019-3689 is a permissions weakness in SUSE nfs-utils. A directory used by NFS state handling could be writable by the statd account while also holding root-managed files. If statd is compromised, root processes may be misled into overwriting files elsewhere, causing limited integrity or availability impact. Exposure is most likely on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 or 15 systems running the listed vulnerable nfs-utils versions. Risk depends on local access and NFS/statd presence. The provided bundle does not establish broad remote exposure. Treat this as a moderate maintenance and hardening issue, not an emergency unless affected NFS hosts are multi-user or already suspected compromised. Prioritize patching during normal security update windows for SUSE servers running nfs-utils. Mitigation focus: Update nfs-utils using applicable SUSE or distribution vendor advisories.; Verify installed nfs-utils versions are newer than the vulnerable SUSE versions listed.; Check vendor guidance for supported fixes on Debian, Ubuntu, or openSUSE systems..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.52.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150733CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191019 [SECURITY] [DLA 1965-1] nfs-utils security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0eCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- USN-4400-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
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