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CVE-2019-13179 Detail

Description

Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from /crypto_keyfile.bin (mode 0600 owned by root) to /boot within a globally readable initramfs image with insecure permissions, which allows this originally protected file to be read by any user, thereby disclosing decryption keys for LUKS containers created with Full Disk Encryption.


Metrics

 
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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1835095 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1835095 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1835096 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1835096 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1726542 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1726542 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://calamares.io/calamares-3.2.11-is-out/ Vendor Advisory 
https://calamares.io/calamares-3.2.11-is-out/ Vendor Advisory 
https://calamares.io/calamares-cve-2019/ Vendor Advisory 
https://calamares.io/calamares-cve-2019/ Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1191 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1191 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q57BOTBA2J5U4GVKUP7N2PD5H7B3BVUU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q57BOTBA2J5U4GVKUP7N2PD5H7B3BVUU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2ZDQRGBGRVRW5LPJWKUNS3M66LZ3KYC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R2ZDQRGBGRVRW5LPJWKUNS3M66LZ3KYC/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-13179
NVD Published Date:
07/02/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE