CVE-2018-19640: medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE supportutils
Code execution if run with command line switch -v
Published · Updated
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 4.4epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 77% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
SUSE · supportutilsRelated CVEs — SUSE supportutils
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2018-19639MEDIUMCode execution if run with command line switch -vEPSS 0.5%CVE-2018-19637LOWStatic temporary filename allows overwriting of filesEPSS 0.5%CVE-2018-19638LOWUser can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tarEPSS 0.4%CVE-2018-19636HIGHLocal root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell scriptEPSS 0.3%