| Name | CVE-2019-12449 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from admin:// to file:// URIs, because root privileges are unavailable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 929755 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gvfs (PTS) | bullseye | 1.46.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.50.3-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.56.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gvfs | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| gvfs | source | (unstable) | 1.38.1-4 | | | 929755 |
Notes
[stretch] - gvfs <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - gvfs <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/d5dfd823c94045488aef8727c553f1e0f7666b90