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title: "CVE-2019-10183\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-10183

Publication date 3 July 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.3 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-10183?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Virt-install(1) utility used to provision new virtual machines has
introduced an option '--unattended' to create VMs without user interaction.
This option accepts guest VM password as command line arguments, thus
leaking them to others users on the system via process listing. It was
introduced recently in the virt-manager v2.2.0 release.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| virt-manager | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1:3.2.0-3 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 1:3.2.0-3 |
| 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 1:3.2.0-3 |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2.1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.3 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.3 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10183)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10183)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-10183)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-10183)

### Other references

* <https://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2019-July/msg00014.html>
* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10183>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10183>