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TI-2019-09579 Aliases CVE-2019-12795GHSA-whx7-c8j2-42vv

daemon/gvfsdaemon.c in gvfsd from GNOME gvfs before 1.38.3, 1.40.x before 1.40.2, and…

Priority LOW 34CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

Summary

daemon/gvfsdaemon.c in gvfsd from GNOME gvfs before 1.38.3, 1.40.x before 1.40.2, and 1.41.x before 1.41.3 opened a private D-Bus server socket without configuring an authorization rule. A local attacker could connect to this server socket and issue D-Bus method calls. (Note that the server socket only accepts a single connection, so the attacker would have to discover the server and connect to the socket before its owner does.)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.38.3; 1.40.0 to before 1.40.2; 1.41.0 to before 1.41.3VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gvfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.38.3; 1.40.0 to before 1.40.2; 1.41.0 to before 1.41.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:3553 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) accountsservice-devel-0.6.50-7.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-2.36.12-5.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel-2.36.12-5.el8 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SDL-1.2.15-35.el8, SDL-devel-1.2.15-35.el8, accountsservice-0.6.50-7.el8 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-3.el8, mozjs60-60.9.0-3.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12795
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whx7-c8j2-42vv

References

Patch 3

Advisory 6

Other 1

  • TI-2019-09291 An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2019-09290 An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • 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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