# CVE-2019-18192: GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.

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## Related

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## References

- https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/37744
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3

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