CVE-2019-3695
pcp: Local privilege escalation from user pcp to root
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- suse
Description
A Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows the user pcp to run code as root by placing it into /var/log/pcp/configs.sh This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| suseCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1
- affected pcp – < 4.3.1-3.5.3
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-5.8.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-6.14.1
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
- affected pcp – < 3.11.9-6.14.1
- affected pcp – < 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1
References (1)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152763 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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