CVE-2018-19638: User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-377

Description

In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.

Affected products

SUSE supportutils: before 3.1-5.7.1 — fixed in 3.1-5.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SUSE supportutils 3.1-5.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118460
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118460

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