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01 Record

CVE-2019-12447

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles file ownership because setfsuid is not used.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles file ownership because setfsuid is not used.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 78.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-05-29 16:15Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 23:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-05-29
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-282Improper Ownership ManagementClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
5f1a6fc61a21d134b882603622eefd1dacae1dde3a62ab34cd788b21bcfdb268

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
gnomegvfsNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • accountsservice-devel
    Fixed in 0.6.50-8.el8
  • baobab
    Fixed in 3.28.0-4.el8
  • clutter
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • clutter-devel
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • clutter-doc
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • gjs-devel
    Fixed in 1.56.2-4.el8
  • gnome-menus
    Fixed in 3.13.3-11.el8
  • gnome-menus-devel
    Fixed in 3.13.3-11.el8
  • gnome-tweaks
    Fixed in 3.28.1-7.el8
  • mozjs52
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8
    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma
  • mozjs52-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8
    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma
  • mozjs60
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8
    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma
  • mozjs60-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8
    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma
  • vala
    Fixed in 0.40.19-1.el8
  • vala-devel
    Fixed in 0.40.19-1.el8

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Arch Linux

  • gvfs
    Fixed in 1.40.2-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • accountsservice-devel
    Fixed in 0.6.50-8.el8
  • baobab
    Fixed in 3.28.0-4.el8
  • clutter
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • clutter-devel
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • clutter-doc
    Fixed in 1.26.2-8.el8
  • gjs-devel
    Fixed in 1.56.2-4.el8
  • gnome-menus
    Fixed in 3.13.3-11.el8
  • gnome-menus-devel
    Fixed in 3.13.3-11.el8
  • gnome-tweaks
    Fixed in 3.28.1-7.el8
  • mozjs52
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8
    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma
  • mozjs52-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8
    • Affected before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma
  • mozjs60
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8
    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma
  • mozjs60-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8
    • Affected before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma
  • vala
    Fixed in 0.40.19-1.el8
  • vala-devel
    Fixed in 0.40.19-1.el8

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • gvfs
    Fixed in 1.38.1-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • gvfs
    Fixed in 1.38.1-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • gvfs
    Fixed in 1.38.1-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • gvfs
    Fixed in 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.