CVE-2019-17080

High

Description

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinuxmint Mintinstall
PublishedOct 2, 2019
First seenOct 2, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linuxmint mintinstall7.9.9—

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