SB2019120914 - OpenSUSE Linux update for calamares
Published: December 9, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019120914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py when creating LUKS encryption keyfile. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information in the encryption file while the application sets permissions on the file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.