USN-4077-1

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    USN-4077-1

    Published: 29 Jul 2019Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: tmpreaper vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that tmpreaper incorrectly handled certain mount operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files, leading to privilege escalation.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4077-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3461

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tmpreaper

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+nmu1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.13+nmu1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.6.13+nmu1

    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