What is CVE-2019-3831?

CVE-2019-3831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ovirt Vdsm, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-3831?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ovirt Vdsm

CVE-2019-3831

A vulnerability was discovered in vdsm, version 4.19 through 4.30.3 and 4.30.5 through 4.30.8. The systemd_run function exposed to the vdsm system user could be abused to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ovirt Vdsm
[Unknown] Vdsm — versions 4.30.9
Redhat Gluster_storage — versions 3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3831?: CVE-2019-3831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ovirt Vdsm, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-3831?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.