CVE-2019-12779

Public on 2019-05-16
Modified on 2021-07-29
Description
libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libqb 2019-05-16 ALAS2-2019-1210 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2019-12779 Mitre: CVE-2019-12779