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TI-2019-02843 Aliases CVE-2019-3831GHSA-mgfj-qcpq-xx99

Incorrect authorization in [UNKNOWN] vdsm

Priority LOW 32CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in vdsm, version 4.19 through 4.30.3 and 4.30.5 through 4.30.8. The systemd_run function exposed to the vdsm system user could be abused to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01029 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]vdsm4.30.9—No fix listedCNA
  • vdsm Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected 4.30.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:vdsm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.19 – 4.30.3; 4.30.5 – 4.30.8VulnerableoVirt
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:vdsm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19 – 4.30.3; 4.30.5 – 4.30.8 Vulnerable ·oVirt
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:0458 Released 2019-03-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    vdsm security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts vdsm-4.20.47-1.el7ev, vdsm-api-4.20.47-1.el7ev, vdsm-client-4.20.47-1.el7ev +18
  • RHSA-2019:0457 Released 2019-03-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    redhat-virtualization-host security update
    • RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-release-virtualization-host-4.2-8.3.el7, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder-4.2-8.3.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host-4.2-20190219.0.el7_6, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.2-20190219.0.el7_6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)Fixed RHSA-2019:0457
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.4 on RHEL-7Fixed—
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2019:0457
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2019:0458

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3831
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgfj-qcpq-xx99

References

Patch 1

Sources

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