CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5189

pcs: CVE-2015-5189

Severity: Low
Published: Sep 1, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.98% · Oct 27, 2026

Race condition in pcsd in PCS 0.9.139 and earlier uses a global variable to validate usernames, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by sending a command that is checked for security after another user is authenticated.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pcs	sid	`0.12.3.1-2`	not affected
Debian	pcs	forky	`0.12.3.1-2`	not affected
Debian	pcs	trixie	`0.12.0.2-1`	not affected
Debian	pcs	bookworm	`0.11.5-1+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pcs	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pcs	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pcs	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pcs	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[pcs]Not affected
Details (2)
- 0.11.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pcs · debian · bookworm
- 0.11.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pcs · debian · bookworm
[pcs-snmp]Not affected
Source package: [pcs]
Details (2)
- 0.11.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pcs · debian · bookworm
- 0.11.5-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pcs · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]