# CVE-2019-12449: An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00009.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4053-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2DQVOL5H5BVLXYCEB763DCIYJQ7ZUQ2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FP6BFQUPQRVRRFIYHFWWB6RHJNEB4LGQ/
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/409619412e11be146a31b9a99ed965925f1aabb8

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