Is CVE-2019-13179 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-13179 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-13179?

CVE-2019-13179 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-13179?

CVE-2019-13179 has an EPSS score of 2.09% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13179?

Upgrade calamares on debian 11 to 3.2.11-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-13179

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from /crypto_keyfile.bin (mode 0600 owned by root) to /boot within a globally readable initramfs image with insecure permissions, which allows this originally protected file to be read by any user, thereby disclosing decryption keys for LUKS containers created with Full Disk Encryption.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

calamaresDebian

Fixed in:3.2.11-1CVE-2019-13179

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.