CVE-2019-3691
Local privilege escalation from user munge to root
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation from user munge to root
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
- Record
CVE-2019-3691- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13326
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13326- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q63p-x3h7-v3p5
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE SUSE Linux...
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
- Record
GHSA-q63p-x3h7-v3p5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
- Record
CVE-2019-3691- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2670-1 No score
Security update for munge
This update for munge fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2019-3691: Fixed a Local privilege escalation vulnerability which allowed escalation from munge to root (bsc#1155075).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2670-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11066-1 No score
libmunge2-0.5.14-2.6 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libmunge2-0.5.14-2.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11066-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3190-1 No score
Security update for munge
This update for munge fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2019-3691: Fixed a Local privilege escalation vulnerability which allowed escalation from munge to root (bsc#1155075).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3190-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1144-1 No score
Security update for munge
This update for munge to 0.5.14 fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2019-3691: Fixed a local privilege escalation during update (bsc#1155075)
Non-security issue fixed:
- Add Provides for 'munge-libs' to package libmunge (bsc#1160075).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1144-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mungeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 |
before 0.5.13-4.3.1 | 0.5.13-4.3.1 |
mungeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP1 |
before 0.5.13-4.3.1 | 0.5.13-4.3.1 |
mungeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 |
before 0.5.14-3.6.1 | 0.5.14-3.6.1 |
mungeopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 0.5.13-lp151.4.3.1 | 0.5.13-lp151.4.3.1 |
mungeopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.5.14-2.6 | 0.5.14-2.6 |
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-2019-3691 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Opensuse Factory, published December 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in munge 0.5.13-4.3.1.
References
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3691
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q63p-x3h7-v3p5
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193190-1
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/NOEXKRUB6UWJXW5TFOMT6NJ36DCQVUTR