Command injection in Virtual Desktop Server Manager - CVE-2019-3831
Published: February 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17772
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3831
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: oVirt
Affected software:
Virtual Desktop Server Manager
Virtual Desktop Server Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of exposed a systemd_run() function to the vdsm system use. A local attacker can inject arbitrary commands and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3831
Update to version 4.30.9.