CVE-2019-3684
susemanager installer creates world-readable swap files
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.0
susemanager installer creates world-readable swap files
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
- Record
CVE-2019-3684- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13319
4.0
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
- Record
EUVD-2019-13319- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmqv-rv2p-ffx8 No score
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade...
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
- Record
GHSA-wmqv-rv2p-ffx8- Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.9
SUSE Manager until version 4.0.7 and Uyuni until commit 1b426ad5ed0a7191a6fb46bb83e98ae4b99a5ade created world-readable swap files on systems that don't have a swap already configured and don't have btrfs as filesystem
- Record
CVE-2019-3684- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-922
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2019:1703-1 No score
Security update for SUSE Manager Server 3.2
This update fixes the following issues:
cobbler:
- Removes string replace for textmode fix (bsc#1134195)
py26-compat-salt:
- Avoid syntax error on yumpkg module running on Python 2.6 (bsc#1136250)
- Use ThreadPool from multiprocessing.pool to avoid leakins when calculating FQDNs
- Fix usermod options for SLE11 (bsc#1117017)
- Do not report patches as installed on RHEL systems when not all the related packages are installed (bsc#1128061)
- Do not include 'ordereddict' and 'singledispatch' on the thin for Python 2.6 systems.
- Fix paths for py26-compat dependencies on SLE15 and newer
- Port optimization_order config parameter (bsc#1131423)
- Use special tornado and msgpack-python compat packages on sles15sp1 and greater in py26-compat-salt.conf (bsc#1131423)
- Add missing py26 thin dependencies
- Calculate the 'FQDNs' grains in parallel to avoid long blocking (bsc#1129079)
salt-netapi-client:
- Add workaround for Salt issue 52762
- Version 0.16.0 see https://github.com/SUSE/salt-netapi-client/releases/tag/v0.16.0
spacewalk-backend:
- Fix spacewalk-repo-sync for Ubuntu repositories in mirror case (bsc#1136029)
- Use new names in code for client tool packages which were renamed (bsc#1134876)
- Fix HTTP headers handling to avoid duplicated entries (bsc#1125090)
- Use suseLib.get_proxy to get the HTTP proxy configuration properly on DEB repos (bsc#1133424)
spacewalk-certs-tools:
- Fix missing quotation in bootstrap script (bsc#1136423)
- Add new packages names to instructions for adding remote configuration support for traditional clients
- Print error message instead of stacktrace for client_config_update.py
spacewalk-config:
- Fix config declaration for rhn.conf (bsc#1132197)
spacewalk-java:
- Remove the 'Returning' clause from the query as oracle doesn't support it (bsc#1135166)
- Use new names in code for client tool packages which were renamed (bsc#1134876)
- Handle the different retcodes that are being returned when salt module is not available (bsc#1131704)
- Do not implicitly set parent channel when cloning (bsc#1130492)
- Prevent Actions that were actually completed to be displayed as 'in progress' forever (bsc#1131780)
- Enable batching mode for salt synchronous calls
- Show minion id in System Details GUI and API
- Do not report Provisioning installed product to subscription matcher (bsc#1128838)
- Fix product package conflicts with SLES for SAP systems (bsc#1130551)
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
- Fix NPE on remote commands when no targets match (bsc1123375)
- Fix apidoc return order on mergePackages
- Take into account only synced products when scheduling SP migration from the API (bsc#1131929)
spacewalk-web:
- Change WebUI string version to 3.2.8
susemanager:
- Make swap files readable only by root (bsc#1131954, CVE-2019-3684)
- Do not show false errors when configuring swapfile during setup
- Create bootstrap repo for new Red Hat channels (bsc#1133587)
susemanager-docs_en:
- Minion ID is visible in System Info box.
- Managing Systems Completely via SSH now fully supported (bsc#1131867).
susemanager-schema:
- Copy 3.1 schema migrations to 3.2 to be able to migrate from an older schema version to 3.2
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
susemanager-sls:
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
susemanager-sync-data:
- Add SLES11 SP4 LTSS channels for SLES for SAP (bsc#1133629)
- Add SLES11 SP4 LTSS channels for ppc64 (bsc#1132103)
zypp-plugin-spacewalk:
- Fix python syntax error in distupgrade (bsc#1136102)
- Record
SUSE-RU-2019:1703-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:1703-1 No score
Security update for SUSE Manager Server 3.2
This update fixes the following issues:
cobbler:
- Removes string replace for textmode fix (bsc#1134195)
py26-compat-salt:
- Avoid syntax error on yumpkg module running on Python 2.6 (bsc#1136250)
- Use ThreadPool from multiprocessing.pool to avoid leakins when calculating FQDNs
- Fix usermod options for SLE11 (bsc#1117017)
- Do not report patches as installed on RHEL systems when not all the related packages are installed (bsc#1128061)
- Do not include 'ordereddict' and 'singledispatch' on the thin for Python 2.6 systems.
- Fix paths for py26-compat dependencies on SLE15 and newer
- Port optimization_order config parameter (bsc#1131423)
- Use special tornado and msgpack-python compat packages on sles15sp1 and greater in py26-compat-salt.conf (bsc#1131423)
- Add missing py26 thin dependencies
- Calculate the 'FQDNs' grains in parallel to avoid long blocking (bsc#1129079)
salt-netapi-client:
- Add workaround for Salt issue 52762
- Version 0.16.0 see https://github.com/SUSE/salt-netapi-client/releases/tag/v0.16.0
spacewalk-backend:
- Fix spacewalk-repo-sync for Ubuntu repositories in mirror case (bsc#1136029)
- Use new names in code for client tool packages which were renamed (bsc#1134876)
- Fix HTTP headers handling to avoid duplicated entries (bsc#1125090)
- Use suseLib.get_proxy to get the HTTP proxy configuration properly on DEB repos (bsc#1133424)
spacewalk-certs-tools:
- Fix missing quotation in bootstrap script (bsc#1136423)
- Add new packages names to instructions for adding remote configuration support for traditional clients
- Print error message instead of stacktrace for client_config_update.py
spacewalk-config:
- Fix config declaration for rhn.conf (bsc#1132197)
spacewalk-java:
- Remove the 'Returning' clause from the query as oracle doesn't support it (bsc#1135166)
- Use new names in code for client tool packages which were renamed (bsc#1134876)
- Handle the different retcodes that are being returned when salt module is not available (bsc#1131704)
- Do not implicitly set parent channel when cloning (bsc#1130492)
- Prevent Actions that were actually completed to be displayed as 'in progress' forever (bsc#1131780)
- Enable batching mode for salt synchronous calls
- Show minion id in System Details GUI and API
- Do not report Provisioning installed product to subscription matcher (bsc#1128838)
- Fix product package conflicts with SLES for SAP systems (bsc#1130551)
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
- Fix NPE on remote commands when no targets match (bsc1123375)
- Fix apidoc return order on mergePackages
- Take into account only synced products when scheduling SP migration from the API (bsc#1131929)
spacewalk-web:
- Change WebUI string version to 3.2.8
susemanager:
- Make swap files readable only by root (bsc#1131954, CVE-2019-3684)
- Do not show false errors when configuring swapfile during setup
- Create bootstrap repo for new Red Hat channels (bsc#1133587)
susemanager-docs_en:
- Minion ID is visible in System Info box.
- Managing Systems Completely via SSH now fully supported (bsc#1131867).
susemanager-schema:
- Copy 3.1 schema migrations to 3.2 to be able to migrate from an older schema version to 3.2
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
susemanager-sls:
- Add support for Salt batch execution mode
susemanager-sync-data:
- Add SLES11 SP4 LTSS channels for SLES for SAP (bsc#1133629)
- Add SLES11 SP4 LTSS channels for ppc64 (bsc#1132103)
zypp-plugin-spacewalk:
- Fix python syntax error in distupgrade (bsc#1136102)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:1703-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rhncfgSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 5.10.122.3-3.3.1 | 5.10.122.3-3.3.1 |
spacewalk-backendSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 2.8.57.16-3.30.1 | 2.8.57.16-3.30.1 |
spacewalk-certs-toolsSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 2.8.8.10-3.11.1 | 2.8.8.10-3.11.1 |
spacewalk-proxySUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 2.8.5.5-3.6.2 | 2.8.5.5-3.6.2 |
spacewalk-proxy-installerSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 2.8.6.6-3.12.1 | 2.8.6.6-3.12.1 |
spacewalk-webSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 2.8.7.16-3.27.1 | 2.8.7.16-3.27.1 |
zypp-plugin-spacewalkSUSE:Manager Proxy 3.2 |
before 1.0.5-3.7.1 | 1.0.5-3.7.1 |
cobblerSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.6.6-6.19.1 | 2.6.6-6.19.1 |
py26-compat-saltSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2016.11.10-6.26.1 | 2016.11.10-6.26.1 |
salt-netapi-clientSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 0.16.0-4.11.1 | 0.16.0-4.11.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spacewalk-backendSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.8.57.16-3.30.1 | 2.8.57.16-3.30.1 |
spacewalk-certs-toolsSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.8.8.10-3.11.1 | 2.8.8.10-3.11.1 |
spacewalk-configSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.8.5.7-3.16.1 | 2.8.5.7-3.16.1 |
spacewalk-javaSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.8.78.22-3.32.1 | 2.8.78.22-3.32.1 |
spacewalk-webSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 2.8.7.16-3.27.1 | 2.8.7.16-3.27.1 |
susemanagerSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 3.2.18-3.25.2 | 3.2.18-3.25.2 |
susemanager-docs_enSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 3.2-11.26.1 | 3.2-11.26.1 |
susemanager-schemaSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 3.2.19-3.25.1 | 3.2.19-3.25.1 |
susemanager-slsSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 3.2.25-3.29.1 | 3.2.25-3.29.1 |
susemanager-sync-dataSUSE:Manager Server 3.2 |
before 3.2.15-3.23.1 | 3.2.15-3.23.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-3684 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Suse Manager, published May 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in rhncfg 5.10.122.3-3.3.1.
References
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131954
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3684
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmqv-rv2p-ffx8
suse.com/support/update/announcement/-2019-1703/suse-ru-20191703-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1117017
bugzilla.suse.com/1125090
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bugzilla.suse.com/1128061
bugzilla.suse.com/1128838
bugzilla.suse.com/1129079
bugzilla.suse.com/1130492
bugzilla.suse.com/1130551
bugzilla.suse.com/1131408
bugzilla.suse.com/1131423
bugzilla.suse.com/1131704
bugzilla.suse.com/1131780
bugzilla.suse.com/1131867
bugzilla.suse.com/1131929
bugzilla.suse.com/1131954
bugzilla.suse.com/1132080
bugzilla.suse.com/1132103
bugzilla.suse.com/1132197
bugzilla.suse.com/1133424
bugzilla.suse.com/1133587
bugzilla.suse.com/1133629
bugzilla.suse.com/1134195
bugzilla.suse.com/1134876
bugzilla.suse.com/1135166
bugzilla.suse.com/1136029
bugzilla.suse.com/1136102
bugzilla.suse.com/1136250
bugzilla.suse.com/1136423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3684
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20191703-1