Vulnerability identifier: #VU33176

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13313

CWE-ID: CWE-255

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libosinfo
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: libosinfo.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libosinfo: 1.5.0

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External links
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/08/3
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3387
http://gitlab.com/libosinfo/libosinfo/-/tags
http://gitlab.com/libosinfo/libosinfo/blob/master/NEWS
http://libosinfo.org/download/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZU4IPPIR73NYC6E733QR26O5ZI6MMKJ/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEZUZKC6YK4E3NXM7XKZOXY5X5PJSPIR/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G4AD73NGYBV7GYT4LFC3TC7AYBWOJTG4/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HT44EYZZQFTK7XM6GKCYC4WUE7HYZVXM/
http://www.redhat.com/archives/libosinfo/2019-July/msg00026.html

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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.