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title: "CVE-2019-12447\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-12447

Publication date 29 May 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

**7.3 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12447?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2.
daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles file ownership because setfsuid is not
used.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gvfs | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1.40.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1.38.1-0ubuntu1.3.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.36.1-0ubuntu1.3.3 |
| 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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12447?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gvfs | * Upstream:   [daf1163](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/daf1163aba229afcfddf0f925aef7e97047e8959) * Upstream:   [3895e09](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/3895e09d784ebec0fbc4614d5c37068736120e1d) * Upstream:   [0f25dea](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/0f25dea30d01d920443ab72b0c254560ec40e14c) * Upstream:   [272e6bd](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/272e6bdac33309672955e8f8bf1b8f5f1e51fa0a) * Upstream:   [cf2f9c4](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/cf2f9c4020bbdd895485244b70e9442a80062cbe) * Upstream:   [6415645](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/commit/64156459a366d64ab19187455016929b1026189a) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.3 · High

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.3 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12447)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12447)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-12447)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12447)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4053-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4053-1)
+ GVfs vulnerabilities
+ 9 July 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12447>