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Red Hat: CVE-2019-3827: CVE-2019-3827 gvfs: Incorrect authorization in admin backend allows privileged users to read and modify arbitrary files without prompting for password (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 25, 2019
Added
Jun 19, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

An incorrect permission check in the admin backend in gvfs before version 1.39.4 was found that allows reading and modify arbitrary files by privileged users without asking for password when no authentication agent is running. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious programs running under privileges of users belonging to the wheel group to further escalate its privileges by modifying system files without user's knowledge. Successful exploitation requires uncommon system configuration.

Solutions

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