modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py in Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 has a race…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py in Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 has a race condition between the time when the LUKS encryption keyfile is created and when secure permissions are set.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01692 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-13178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j52x-jwvh-c5gg
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 12
- https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1190
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1835096
- https://www.pavelkogan.com/2014/05/23/luks-full-disk-encryption/
- https://www.pavelkogan.com/2015/01/25/linux-mint-encryption/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1726565
- https://calamares.io/calamares-3.2.11-is-out/
- https://calamares.io/calamares-cve-2019/
- FEDORA-2019-50ee491d76
- FEDORA-2019-e61a85c2bb
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2628
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2654
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2655
More Calamares vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09875 Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-13178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-13178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j52x-jwvh-c5gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-13178 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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