CVE-2018-19639

low-risk
Published 2019-03-05

If supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 is run with -v to perform rpm verification and the attacker manages to manipulate the rpm listing (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Do I need to act?

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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Supportutils

Affected Vendors

23
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal