UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12779

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12779
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12779.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12779
Upstream
Published
2019-06-07T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:27Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libqb

Package

Name
libqb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libqb@0.16.0.real-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.16.0.real-1ubuntu2
0.16.0.real-1ubuntu3
0.16.0.real-1ubuntu4
0.16.0.real-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.16.0.real-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb0",
            "binary_version": "0.16.0.real-1ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libqb

Package

Name
libqb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libqb@0.17.2.real-6ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.17.0-2ubuntu1
0.17.2.real-4ubuntu1
0.17.2.real-6ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.17.2.real-6ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb0",
            "binary_version": "0.17.2.real-6ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libqb

Package

Name
libqb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libqb@1.0.1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libqb0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}