High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-12779
CVE-2019-12779
Description
libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:libqb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:clusterlabs:libqb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.0.5
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.5
- libqb/libqbdescription
- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libqb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/libqb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/libdlm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libdlm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libdlm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libqb&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1
< 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-lp150.2.3.1+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-lp150.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-lp151.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.7-3.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-bp151.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/issues/338nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108691nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.4nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/ClusterLabs/libqb/releases/tag/v1.0.5nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00017.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00027.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00031.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3610nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-03nvd
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