CVE-2018-19638
User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2.2
User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
- Record
CVE-2018-19638- CVSS 3.0
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11323
2.2
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11323- CVSS 3.0
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8w66-9hvh-6jfx
4.7
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an...
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
- Record
GHSA-8w66-9hvh-6jfx- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.2
In supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1 and if pacemaker is installed on the system, an unprivileged user could have overwritten arbitrary files in the directory that is used by supportutils to collect the log files.
- Record
CVE-2018-19638- CVSS 3.0
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-377, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:0293-1 No score
Security update for supportutils
This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19640: Fixed an issue where users could kill arbitrary processes (bsc#1118463).
- CVE-2018-19638: Fixed an issue where users could overwrite arbitrary log files (bsc#1118460).
- CVE-2018-19639: Fixed a code execution if run with -v (bsc#1118462).
- CVE-2018-19637: Fixed an issue where static temporary filename could allow overwriting of files (bsc#1117776).
Other issues fixed:
- Fixed invalid exit code commands (bsc#1125666).
- Included additional SUSE separation (bsc#1125609).
- Merged added listing of locked packes by zypper.
- Exclude pam.txt per GDPR by default (bsc#1112461).
- Clarified -x functionality in supportconfig(8) (bsc#1115245).
- udev service and provide the whole journal content in supportconfig (bsc#1051797).
- supportconfig collects tuned profile settings (bsc#1071545).
- sfdisk -d no disk device specified (bsc#1043311).
- Added vulnerabilites status check in basic-health.txt (bsc#1105849).
- Added only sched_domain from cpu0.
- Blacklist sched_domain from proc.txt (bsc#1046681).
- Added firewall-cmd info.
- Add ls -lA --time-style=long-iso /etc/products.d/
- Dump lsof errors.
- Added corosync status to ha_info.
- Dump find errors in ib_info.
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:0293-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11415-1 No score
supportutils-3.1.17-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the supportutils-3.1.17-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11415-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0480-1 No score
Security update for supportutils
This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-19640: Fixed an issue where users could kill arbitrary processes (bsc#1118463).
- CVE-2018-19638: Fixed an issue where users could overwrite arbitrary log files (bsc#1118460).
- CVE-2018-19639: Fixed a code execution if run with -v (bsc#1118462).
- CVE-2018-19637: Fixed an issue where static temporary filename could allow overwriting of files (bsc#1117776).
Other issues fixed:
- Fixed invalid exit code commands (bsc#1125666).
- Included additional SUSE separation (bsc#1125609).
- Merged added listing of locked packes by zypper.
- Exclude pam.txt per GDPR by default (bsc#1112461).
- Clarified -x functionality in supportconfig(8) (bsc#1115245).
- udev service and provide the whole journal content in supportconfig (bsc#1051797).
- supportconfig collects tuned profile settings (bsc#1071545).
- sfdisk -d no disk device specified (bsc#1043311).
- Added vulnerabilites status check in basic-health.txt (bsc#1105849).
- Added only sched_domain from cpu0.
- Blacklist sched_domain from proc.txt (bsc#1046681).
- Added firewall-cmd info.
- Add ls -lA --time-style=long-iso /etc/products.d/
- Dump lsof errors.
- Added corosync status to ha_info.
- Dump find errors in ib_info.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0480-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:1122-1 No score
Security update for hostinfo, supportutils
This update for hostinfo, supportutils fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed for supportutils:
- CVE-2018-19640: Fixed an issue where users could kill arbitrary processes (bsc#1118463).
- CVE-2018-19638: Fixed an issue where users could overwrite arbitrary log files (bsc#1118460).
- CVE-2018-19639: Fixed a code execution if run with -v (bsc#1118462).
- CVE-2018-19637: Fixed an issue where static temporary filename could allow overwriting of files (bsc#1117776).
- CVE-2018-19636: Fixed a local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell script (bsc#1117751).
Other issues fixed for supportutils:
- Fixed invalid exit code commands (bsc#1125666)
- SUSE separation in supportconfig (bsc#1125623)
- Clarified supportconfig(8) -x option (bsc#1115245)
- supportconfig: 3.0.127
- btrfs filesystem usage
- List products.d
- Dump lsof errors
- Added ha commands for corosync
- Dumped find errors in ib_info
Issues fixed in hostinfo:
- Removed extra kernel install dates (bsc#1099498)
- Resolved network bond issue (bsc#1054979)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:1122-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:13976-1 No score
Security update for supportutils
This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:
Security vulnerabilities fixed:
- CVE-2018-19636: Local root exploit via inclusion of attacker controlled shell script (bsc#1117751)
- CVE-2018-19640: Users can kill arbitrary processes (bsc#1118463)
- CVE-2018-19638: User can overwrite arbitrary log files in support tar (bsc#1118460)
- CVE-2018-19639: Code execution if run with -v (bsc#1118462)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:13976-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
before 3.1-5.7.1 | 3.1-5.7.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
hostinfoSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 |
before 1.0.1-19.5.1 | 1.0.1-19.5.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 |
before 3.0-95.21.1 | 3.0-95.21.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
before 1.20-122.9.1 | 1.20-122.9.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 1.20-122.9.1 | 1.20-122.9.1 |
supportutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 1.20-122.9.1 | 1.20-122.9.1 |
supportutilsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.1.17-2.2 | 3.1.17-2.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-19638 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.2) in Opensuse Supportutils, published February 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in supportutils 3.1-5.7.1.
References
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118460
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19638
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8w66-9hvh-6jfx
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190480-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1043311
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bugzilla.suse.com/1046681
bugzilla.suse.com/1051797
bugzilla.suse.com/1071545
bugzilla.suse.com/1105849
bugzilla.suse.com/1112461
bugzilla.suse.com/1115245
bugzilla.suse.com/1117776
bugzilla.suse.com/1118460
bugzilla.suse.com/1118462
bugzilla.suse.com/1118463
bugzilla.suse.com/1125609
bugzilla.suse.com/1125666
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19637
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19638
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19639
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19640
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20191122-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1054979
bugzilla.suse.com/1099498
bugzilla.suse.com/1117751
bugzilla.suse.com/1125623
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19636
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-201913976-1
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Z5E2WUVXXXU3W3CLLARFPLLJ3RLQTXDJ