Code execution if run with command line switch -v
Priority LOW 35CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00503 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed supportutils (SUSE): 3.1-5.7.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA supportutils (SUSE) Fixed in 3.1-5.7.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
SUSE supportutils — openSUSE-SU-2019:1351
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-13917 Local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell scriptPriority LOW 34
- TI-2018-13921 Code execution if run with command line switch -vPriority LOW 25
- TI-2018-13918 Static temporary filename allows overwriting of filesPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19639
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82r4-3q2m-qgrm
References
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- TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-19639 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-19639 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82r4-3q2m-qgrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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