CVE-2019-13314 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can discover root passwords by inspecting process lists, exposing sensitive credentials in virt-bootstrap.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-13314?
CVE-2019-13314 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
virt-bootstrap 1.1.0 allows local users to discover a root password by listing a process, because this password may be present in the --root-password option to virt_bootstrap.py.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13314?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
virt-bootstrap SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.0.0-5.3.124 |
virt-bootstrap SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.0.0-5.3.124 |
virt-bootstrap openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 1.0.0-lp151.4.3.1 |
virt-bootstrap openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.0.0-lp152.5.3.1 |
Products include Redhat Virt-Bootstrap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-13314?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-13314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjrr-39hg-vq3j, SUSE-SU-2020:3045-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1787-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1856-1.