What is CVE-2018-19638?

CVE-2018-19638 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2019-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-19638?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils

CVE-2018-19638

In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Supportutils
Suse Supportutils — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19638?: CVE-2018-19638 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2019-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-19638?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.