USN-4400-1

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    USN-4400-1

    Published: 22 Jun 2020Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: nfs-utils vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that the nfs-utils package set incorrect permissions on the /var/lib/nfs directory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4400-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3689

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nfs-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nfs-utils@1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3

    Affected versions

    1:1.2.8-9ubuntu10
    1:1.2.8-9ubuntu11
    1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12
    1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.1
    1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.2

    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
    USN-4400-1 | CVE-DB