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Vulnerabilities / CVE-2019-3689

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CVE-2019-3689

nfs-utils: root-owned files stored in insecure /var/lib/nfs

Published Modified CWE 276
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (medium), Ubuntu (low).

Description

The nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 the directory /var/lib/nfs is owned by statd:nogroup. This directory contains files owned and managed by root. If statd is compromised, it can therefore trick processes running with root privileges into creating/overwriting files anywhere on the system.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
debian 10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5+deb10u1
debian 11nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 12nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 13nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 14nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 8nfs-utils1:1.2.8-9+deb8u1
debian 9nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1+deb9u1
echonfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
ubuntu 16.04nfs-utils1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3
ubuntu 16.04-ESMnfs-utils1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3
ubuntu 18.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3
ubuntu 18.04-ESMnfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3
Show all 28 entries from 28 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
debian 10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5+deb10u1
debian 11nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 12nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 13nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 14nfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
debian 8nfs-utils1:1.2.8-9+deb8u1
debian 9nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1+deb9u1
echonfs-utils1:1.3.4-3
ubuntu 16.04nfs-utils1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3
ubuntu 16.04-ESMnfs-utils1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3
ubuntu 18.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3
ubuntu 18.04-ESMnfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3
ubuntu 19.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu2.1
ubuntu 20.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3.3
ubuntu 20.04-ESMnfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3.3
ubuntu 20.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 21.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 21.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 22.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 22.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 23.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 23.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 24.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 24.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 25.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 25.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 26.04nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5
ubuntu 26.10nfs-utils1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu5

References

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