RCE in openSUSE Leap
CVE-2019-3695
A Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows the user pcp to run code as root by placing it into /var/log/pcp/configs.sh This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 — versions pcp
- openSUSE Pcp
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing — versions 15.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 15
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-Espos — versions pcp
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-Ltss — versions pcp
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module For Development Tools 15 — versions pcp
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module For Development Tools 15-Sp1 — versions pcp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3695?
- CVE-2019-3695 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3695?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.