CVE-2019-12575 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a setuid binary loading libraries from a writable path to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12575?
CVE-2019-12575 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v82 for Linux could allow an authenticated, local attacker to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The root_runner.64 binary is setuid root. This binary executes /opt/pia/ruby/64/ruby, which in turn attempts to load several libraries under /tmp/ruby-deploy.old/lib. A local unprivileged user can create a malicious library under this path to execute arbitrary code as the root user.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12575?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Londontrustmedia Private Internet Access Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12575?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12575 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12575 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12575 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jww-8ppq-f5qp.