CVE-2019-12449

Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from admin:// to file:// URIs, because root privileges are unavailable.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.7
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Gvfs
PublishedMay 29, 2019
First seenMay 29, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome gvfs1.29.4 ≤ v ≤ 1.41.2—
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04—
fedoraproject fedora29, 30—
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1—

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