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TI-2019-09291 Aliases CVE-2019-12448GHSA-x42r-3m27-mhv7

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2.

Priority LOW 39CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c has race conditions because the admin backend doesn't implement query_info_on_read/write.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01757 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gvfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.29.4 – 1.41.2VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gvfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.29.4 – 1.41.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:1766 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) LibRaw-0.19.5-1.el8, LibRaw-devel-0.19.5-1.el8, accountsservice-devel-0.6.50-8.el8 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) LibRaw-0.19.5-1.el8, accountsservice-0.6.50-8.el8, accountsservice-libs-0.6.50-8.el8 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-4.el8, libxslt-1.1.32-4.el8, mozjs52-52.9.0-2.el8 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:1766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:1766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:1766
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12448
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x42r-3m27-mhv7

References

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2019-09290 An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2019-09579 daemon/gvfsdaemon.c in gvfsd from GNOME gvfs before 1.38.3, 1.40.x before 1.40.2, and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-02839 Incorrect authorization in [UNKNOWN] gvfs CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2019-09292 An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7

Sources

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