What is CVE-2018-19640?

CVE-2018-19640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-19640?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Improper input validation in openSUSE Supportutils

CVE-2018-19640

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.

Published 2019-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

openSUSE Supportutils
SUSE Supportutils — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19640?: CVE-2018-19640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-19640?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.