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CVE-2018-19639 Code execution if run with command line switch -v

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.50%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openSUSE supportutils < 3.1-5.7.1 3.1-5.7.1
SUSE supportutils < 3.1-5.7.1 3.1-5.7.1

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