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CVE-2019-13313

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because...

7.8 HighFix available

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
CVE-2019-13313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
CVE-2019-13313
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-4818 No score

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
EUVD-2019-4818
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r27q-f33q-w6m3 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because...

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
GHSA-r27q-f33q-w6m3
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-13313 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-13313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
CVE-2019-13313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-13313 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:3387 2.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: osinfo-db and libosinfo security and bug fix update

Record
RHSA-2019:3387
CVSS 3.0
2.8 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1051 2.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: libosinfo security and bug fix update

Record
RHSA-2020:1051
CVSS 3.0
2.8 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13313 7.8

libosinfo 1.5.0 allows local users to discover credentials by listing a process, because credentials are passed to osinfo-install-script via the command line.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-13313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0325 No score

Updated libosinfo packages fix security vulnerability

Updated libosinfo packages fix security vulnerability:

A flaw was found in libosinfo, version 1.5.0, where the script for automated guest installations, 'osinfo-install-script', accepts user and admin passwords via command line arguments. This could allow guest passwords to leak to other system users via a process listing (CVE-2019-13313).

The libosinfo package has been updated to version 1.8.0, fixing this issue and other bugs.

Record
MGASA-2021-0325
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10966-1 No score

libosinfo-1.9.0-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libosinfo-1.9.0-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10966-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:2273-1 No score

Security update for libosinfo

This update for libosinfo fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-13313: Fixed a information leak where a local user could gather credentials from the osinfo-install-script (bsc#1140749).

Non-security issues fixed:

  • Fixed OS detection for multiple versions of SLE12, SLE15 and openSUSE Leap (bsc#1105607, bsc#1122858, bsc#1105607, bsc#1054986, bsc#1054986)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:2273-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:1700-1 No score

Security update for libosinfo

This update for libosinfo fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-13313: Fixed password leak via command line argument inside osinfo-install-script (bsc#1140749).
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:1700-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.10
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.11
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.12
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.13
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.14
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.15
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.16
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.17
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.18
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.19
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.20
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.21
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.22
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.23
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Alpine:v3.24
 before 1.5.0-r1
1.5.0-r1
libosinfo
Debian:12
 before 1.6.0-1
1.6.0-1
libosinfo
Debian:13
 before 1.6.0-1
1.6.0-1
libosinfo
Debian:14
 before 1.6.0-1
1.6.0-1
libosinfo
Mageia:7
 before 1.8.0-1.mga7
1.8.0-1.mga7
gnome-boxes
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.5-7.el8
0:3.28.5-7.el8
gnome-boxes-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.5-7.el8
0:3.28.5-7.el8
gnome-boxes-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:3.28.5-7.el8
0:3.28.5-7.el8
libosinfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-3.el8
0:1.5.0-3.el8
libosinfo-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-3.el8
0:1.5.0-3.el8
libosinfo-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-3.el8
0:1.5.0-3.el8
osinfo-db
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:20190611-1.el8
0:20190611-1.el8
osinfo-db-tools
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-4.el8
0:1.5.0-4.el8
osinfo-db-tools-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-4.el8
0:1.5.0-4.el8
osinfo-db-tools-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
 before 0:1.5.0-4.el8
0:1.5.0-4.el8
libosinfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-vala
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-vala
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo-vala
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.1.0-5.el7
0:1.1.0-5.el7
libosinfo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
 before 0.2.12-13.3.1
0.2.12-13.3.1
libosinfo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
 before 0.2.12-13.3.1
0.2.12-13.3.1
libosinfo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
 before 1.2.0-3.3.2
1.2.0-3.3.2
libosinfo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
 before 1.2.0-3.3.2
1.2.0-3.3.2
libosinfo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
 before 1.2.0-3.3.2
1.2.0-3.3.2
libosinfo
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.2.11-1.10.2.12-20.2.12-2ubuntu10.2.12-2ubuntu20.2.12-2ubuntu3
 None known
libosinfo
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.1.0-1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2019-13313 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Libosinfo, published July 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in libosinfo 1.5.0-r1.

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