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CVE-2019-18905
Deprecated functionality in autoyast2 automatically imports gpg keys without checking them
Medium4.8EPSS 0.73%
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- Updated
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- suse
Description
A Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in autoyast2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows remote attackers to MITM connections when deprecated and unused functionality of autoyast is used to create images. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 autoyast2 version 4.1.9-3.9.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 autoyast2 version 4.0.70-3.20.1 and prior versions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| suseCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.73% · top 46% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
- affected autoyast2 – ≤ 4.1.9-3.9.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- affected autoyast2 – ≤ 4.0.70-3.20.1
References (2)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140711 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0676 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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