CVE-2019-6163 Path traversal in System Update

Medium 5.5 Published 26 Jun 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service by forcing Lenovo System Update to write log files to non-standard locations.

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-2019-6163?

CVE-2019-6163 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo System Update, published on 26 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Update before version 5.07.0084 that could allow service log files to be written to non-standard locations.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6163?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo System Update.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-6163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h2qg-r3xm-667m.