CVE-2019-12449
An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from
02 Description
An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from
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
- 1.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 78.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.7 (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:N/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 16:16Z7 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
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1b304e3f168f4bf903897d12de8891fe243261935f29c3f696ff050fd1041102
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1699http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1697http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00009.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4053-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4053-1/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20190709 Privileged File Access from Desktop Applicationshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-6ed5523cc0https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2DQVOL5H5BVLXYCEB763DCIYJQ7ZUQ2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-e6b02af8b8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FP6BFQUPQRVRRFIYHFWWB6RHJNEB4LGQ/
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/409619412e11be146a31b9a99ed965925f1aabb8
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.