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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP2 | virt-bootstrap | 1.0.0-5.3.124 | SUSE-SU-2020:3045-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | virt-bootstrap | 1.0.0-5.3.124 | SUSE-SU-2020:3045-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | virt-bootstrap | 1.0.0-lp152.5.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:1787-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | virt-bootstrap | 1.0.0-lp151.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:1856-1 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2020:3045-1 Security update for virt-bootstrap SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1787-1 Security update for virt-bootstrap SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1856-1 Security update for virt-bootstrap SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/virt-tools-list/2019-July/msg00043.html
- https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-bootstrap/releases
- [oss-security] 20190708 CVE-2019-13313, CVE-2019-13314: password disclosure via command line arguments mailing-list
- FEDORA-2019-2084f9e721 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-e465ec0651 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1787 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1856 vendor-advisory