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FKIE_CVE-2019-19348

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-04-02 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:26
Severity
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the container openshift/apb-base, affecting versions before the following 4.3.5, 4.2.21, 4.1.37, and 3.11.188-4. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-19348Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-19348Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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