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TI-2019-13958 Aliases CVE-2019-19346GHSA-983g-8wfp-4rwm

Improper privilege management in openshift/mariadb-apb

Priority LOW 30CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/mariadb-apb, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4 . An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00258 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Openshift Enterpriseopenshift/mariadb-apbFixed in 4.3.5-202003020549; Fixed in 4.2.21-202002240343; Fixed in 4.1.37-202003021622; Fixed in 3.11.188-4—No fix listedCNA
  • openshift/mariadb-apb VendorOpenshift Enterprise Affected Fixed in 4.3.5-202003020549; Fixed in 4.2.21-202002240343; Fixed in 4.1.37-202003021622; Fixed in 3.11.188-4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.11.188-4; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.37; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.21; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.11.188-4; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.37; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.21; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:0802 Released 2020-03-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift-enterprise-mariadb-apb security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 openshift3/mariadb-apb
  • RHSA-2020:0694 Released 2020-03-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.1.38 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1 openshift4/apb-base, openshift4/mariadb-apb, openshift4/mediawiki +4
  • RHSA-2020:0681 Released 2020-03-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.3.5 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 openshift4/apb-base, openshift4/mariadb-apb, openshift4/mysql-apb +2
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  • RHSA-2020:0617 Released 2020-03-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.2.21 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 openshift4/apb-base, openshift4/mariadb-apb, openshift4/mediawiki-apb +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed RHSA-2020:0802
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.1Fixed RHSA-2020:0694
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2Fixed RHSA-2020:0617
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3Fixed RHSA-2020:0681

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19346
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-983g-8wfp-4rwm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-06239 Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2016-00709 Multiple unspecified API endpoints in Jenkins before 1.650 and LTS before 1.642.2 allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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