USN-3907-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3907-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3907-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3907-1
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Published
2019-03-12T17:46:33.972751Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:47Z
Summary
walinuxagent vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that WALinuxAgent created swap files with incorrect permissions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from the swap file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / walinuxagent

Package

Name
walinuxagent
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/walinuxagent@2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.2-0ubuntu5
1.3.2-0ubuntu7
1.3.2-0ubuntu8

2.*

2.0.3-0ubuntu1
2.0.3-0ubuntu2
2.0.4-0ubuntu1
2.0.4-0ubuntu2
2.0.5-0ubuntu2~14.04.0
2.0.8-0ubuntu1~14.04.0
2.0.8-0ubuntu3~14.04.0
2.0.8-0ubuntu3~14.04.1
2.0.12-0ubuntu2~14.04.0
2.0.13-0ubuntu2~14.04.0
2.0.14-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.0.16-0ubuntu2
2.1.5-0ubuntu4~14.04.0
2.2.2-0ubuntu0~14.04.1
2.2.6-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.9-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.12-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.14-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.16-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.17-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.21+really2.2.20-0ubuntu1~14.04.1
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.32-0ubuntu1~14.04.2",
            "binary_name": "walinuxagent"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-0804",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / walinuxagent

Package

Name
walinuxagent
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/walinuxagent@2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-0ubuntu3
2.1.1-0ubuntu5
2.1.2-0ubuntu1
2.1.2-0ubuntu2
2.1.3-0ubuntu1
2.1.3-0ubuntu2
2.1.3-0ubuntu3
2.1.3-0ubuntu4
2.1.3-0ubuntu4.1
2.1.3-0ubuntu4.2
2.1.5-0ubuntu4~16.04.0
2.2.2-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
2.2.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.12-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.14-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.16-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.17-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.21+really2.2.20-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.32-0ubuntu1~16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "walinuxagent"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-0804",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / walinuxagent

Package

Name
walinuxagent
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/walinuxagent@2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.17-0ubuntu1
2.2.21-0ubuntu1
2.2.21+really2.2.20-0ubuntu1
2.2.21+really2.2.20-0ubuntu2
2.2.21+really2.2.20-0ubuntu3
2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.32-0ubuntu1~18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "walinuxagent"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-0804",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}