SB2019072208 - Privilege escalation in GNU patch
Published: July 22, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072208
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13636)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to files or directories on a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to the software mishandles the following of symlinks in certain cases other than input files in the "inp.c" and "util.c" files. A local authenticated user can gain unauthorized access to read or modify files and directories on a targeted system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.