keepalived: Insecure permissions when creating new temporary files allows for leaking of sensitive data
Published Nov 8, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive information.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
keepalived
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
keepalived
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
keepalived
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | keepalived | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | keepalived | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | keepalived | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of keepalived as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as the packages are not built with dbus support, therefore the vulnerable code is not available in resulting RPM and the issue cannot be exploited.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02377) | 83.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02377) | 81.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 62.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 70.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 62.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 54.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 73.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 74.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 72.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 66.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19045 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1651866 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015141 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/5241e4d7b177d0b6f073cfc9ed5444bf51ec89d6 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/c6247a9ef2c7b33244ab1d3aa5d629ec49f0a067 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues/1048 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19045
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19045
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19045 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1651866 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015141 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/5241e4d7b177d0b6f073cfc9ed5444bf51ec89d6 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/commit/c6247a9ef2c7b33244ab1d3aa5d629ec49f0a067 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/acassen/keepalived/issues/1048 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19045 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19045 |
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