CVE-2019-15741

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab Omnibus 7.4 through 12.2.1. An unsafe interaction with logrotate could result in a privilege escalation

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.32%

Vendor Advisory gitlab.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4380	issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/08/29/security-release-gitlab-12-dot-2-dot-3-released/	release notes broken link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/7	mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154734/GitLab-Omnibus-12.2.1-Logrotate-Privilege-Escalation.html	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15741?: CVE-2019-15741 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15741?: To fix CVE-2019-15741, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15741 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-15741 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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