SB2019111112 - Privilege escalation in GNU Mailutils
Published: November 11, 2019 Updated: June 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019111112
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18862)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the maidag is installed setuid and allows local privilege escalation in the url mode.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.