CVE-2019-3695

Public Exploit
pcp: Local privilege escalation from user pcp to root

Description

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.

Category

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
Affected: openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152763 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3695?
CVE-2019-3695 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3695?
To fix CVE-2019-3695, 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-2019-3695 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3695 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3695?
CVE-2019-3695 affects SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5, openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1.
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