TI-2019-02711 Aliases CVE-2019-3689 GHSA-qh2q-m44h-cfm8

nfs-utils: root-owned files stored in insecure /var/lib/nfs directory

MEDIUM 45CWE-276Published 2019-09-19 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 the directory /var/lib/nfs is owned by statd:nogroup. This directory contains files owned and managed by root. If statd is compromised, it can therefore trick processes running with root privileges into creating/overwriting files anywhere on the system.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01518 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
SUSE	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
SUSE	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15	before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 VendorSUSE Affected before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 VendorSUSE Affected before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils::::::::	up to 1.3.0-34.18.1	Vulnerable	Linux-nfs
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:::::::*	12	Running on	SUSE
cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils::::::::	up to 2.1.1-6.10.2	Vulnerable	Linux-nfs
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:::::::*	15	Running on	SUSE

cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.0-34.18.1 Vulnerable ·Linux-nfs
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Running on ·SUSE
cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.1-6.10.2 Vulnerable ·Linux-nfs
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Running on ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3689
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh2q-m44h-cfm8

References

Patch 1

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150733

Advisory 4

Other 1

https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/nfs-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fee2cc29e888f2ced6a76990923aef19d326dc0e

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Sources

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