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CVE-2019-3695:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2019-3695 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) package that allows escalation from pcp user to root through the post-installation script. The vulnerability was discovered in 2019 and affects various SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions (SUSE Bug).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the pcp.spec file's %post section where a configs.sh script is sourced from PCP_LOG_DIR without proper validation. This allows the pcp user to create a malicious configs.sh file that would be executed with root privileges during package installation or update (SUSE Bug).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows a local attacker with pcp user privileges to escalate their permissions to root level, effectively gaining complete system control (SUSE Bug).
Mitigation and workarounds
SUSE has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple product lines including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, and other affected versions. Users are advised to update their systems with the provided security patches (SUSE Bug).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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