CVE-2019-2389

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    CVE-2019-2389

    Published: 30 Aug 2019Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Incorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.

    References: https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-40563

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f4240c60f005be757399042dc12f6addbc3170c1
    Fixed -aa313e18da568c4afd120f99e56d2da7d7fcdd58

    Affected versions

    r3.6.13-rc1
    r3.6.13
    r3.6.13-rc0
    r3.6.12-rc1
    r3.6.12
    r3.6.12-rc0
    r3.6.11-rc2
    r3.6.11
    r3.6.11-rc1
    r3.6.11-rc0
    r3.6.9-rc0
    r3.6.9
    r3.6.10-rc1
    r3.6.10
    r3.6.10-rc0
    r3.6.8-rc1
    r3.6.8
    r3.6.8-rc0
    r3.6.7-rc1
    r3.6.7
    r3.6.7-rc0
    r3.6.6-rc0
    r3.6.6
    r3.6.5-rc0
    r3.6.5
    r3.6.4-rc0
    r3.6.4
    r3.6.3-rc1
    r3.6.3
    r3.6.3-rc0
    r3.6.2-rc0
    r3.6.2
    r3.6.1-rc1
    r3.6.1
    r3.6.1-rc0
    r3.6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High