CVE catalog
CVE-2019-12779
libqb: CVE-2019-12779
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.66% · Oct 25, 2026
libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames (under /dev/shm and /tmp) without O_EXCL.
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 | libqb | sid | 2.0.10-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libqb | forky | 2.0.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libqb | trixie | 2.0.8-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libqb | bookworm | 2.0.6-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 14.04 | 0.16.0.real-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 14.04 | 0.16.0.real-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 14.04 | 0.16.0.real-1ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 14.04 | 0.16.0.real-1ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 16.04 | 0.17.0-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 16.04 | 0.17.2.real-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 16.04 | 0.17.2.real-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libqb | 18.04 | 1.0.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Suse | libdlm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp3 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp3 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libdlm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp4 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp4 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libdlm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | linux enterprise high availability extension 15 sp1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libqb | leap 15.1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-lp151.2.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | package hub 15 sp1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-bp151.2.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libqb | linux enterprise high availability extension 15 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | libqb | leap 15.0 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-lp150.2.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libqb | source | sid | 1.0.4-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [927159] |
| Debian | libqb | source | forky | 1.0.4-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [927159] |
| Debian | libqb | source | trixie | 1.0.4-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [927159] |
| Debian | libqb | source | bookworm | 1.0.4-1 | unimportant | Not reported | [927159] |
| Suse | libdlm | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp3 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp3 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libdlm | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp4 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 12 sp4 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libdlm | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 4.0.7-3.3.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-4.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 15 sp1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1791-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libqb | rpm | leap 15.1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-lp151.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1752-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | package hub 15 sp1 | 1.0.3+20190326.a521604-bp151.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1891-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libqb | rpm | linux enterprise high availability extension 15 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1812-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | libqb | rpm | leap 15.0 | 1.0.3+20171226.6d62b64-lp150.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1718-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [doxygen2man]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.6-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
2.0.6-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
- [libqb100]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.6-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
2.0.6-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
- [libqb-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.6-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
2.0.6-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
- [libqb-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.6-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
2.0.6-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · bookworm; dsa · libqb · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [doxygen2man]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.8-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
2.0.8-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
- [libqb100]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.8-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
2.0.8-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
- [libqb-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.8-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
2.0.8-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
- [libqb-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libqb]
Details (2)
2.0.8-2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
2.0.8-2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.0.4-1dsa · libqb · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3610]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2019_3610.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12779]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1791-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1806-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1812-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12779]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1718-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1752-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1891-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12779]
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