Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-2389
CVE-2019-2389
Description
Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
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Affected products
2- Range: <4.0.11, <3.6.14, <3.4.22
- MongoDB Inc./MongoDB Serverv5Range: 4.0
Patches
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References
1- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
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