Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-1353 |
CWE-ID | CWE-276 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
git (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23555
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1353
CWE-ID:
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists to due none of the NTFS protections are active when accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.
Note: This vulnerability occurs when running Git in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as "WSL").
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgit (Alpine package): 2.14.1-r0 - 2.18.1-r0
git (Alpine package):
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=58b4a531b78ab8c0f877521a48ff6c54980277ff
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0b0f6a3391ac467390d24ad01eaf7105da2ed2a3
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6b336edb2a6756f1c25574daf608e230ca75160b
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=64bd4efee3d96f4ad333d07b0fabc16320dd2f29
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=330dccaf7a87b0e784100ef5e2fa7f99b72c84d9
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2379f03a9ab98d2a3845f360063ae03a5b94b2a7
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c8d39d0ddffc93f57a87b567422cbdbbd707e1f9
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.