# CVE-2019-13314: virt-bootstrap 1.1.0 allows local users to discover a root password by listing a process, because this password may be present in the --root

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-07-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

virt-bootstrap 1.1.0 allows local users to discover a root password by listing a process, because this password may be present in the --root-password option to virt_bootstrap.py.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2019-July/msg00043.html
- https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-bootstrap/releases
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/08/3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2PQSLGSTPVQ5WQ4DDKFV4I262JIFXY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKMQLYAHCDIE5TBXWDNBG7554KWI5QT3/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00026.html

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