# CVE-2019-10183: Information disclosure in virt-install

> The virt-install utility leaks guest VM passwords to other local users via process listings when the unattended option is used.

- **Severity:** Low 3.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjgr-85qm-mjv5, RHSA-2019:3464, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10183, openSUSE-SU-2024:11500-1

## What is CVE-2019-10183?

CVE-2019-10183 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 3 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction. This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10183?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `virt-install` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.1-2.el8 |
| `virt-manager` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.1-2.el8 |
| `virt-manager-common` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.2.1-2.el8 |
| `virt-manager` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.2.0-10.1 |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Virt-Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10183?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-10183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10183 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 3 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.