CVE-2019-3811

Description

A vulnerability was found in sssd. If a user was configured with no home directory set, sssd would return '/' (the root directory) instead of '' (the empty string / no home directory). This could impact services that restrict the user's filesystem access to within their home directory through chroot() etc. All versions before 2.1 are vulnerable.

Category

5.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: The sssd Project sssd
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106644 vdb entry broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3811 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00026.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00045.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2177 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3811?
CVE-2019-3811 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3811?
To fix CVE-2019-3811, 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-2019-3811 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-3811 is being actively exploited. 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-2019-3811?
CVE-2019-3811 affects The sssd Project sssd.
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