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CVE-2019-12449

CVE-2019-12449 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published May 29, 2019

An issue was discovered in GNOME gvfs 1.29.4 through 1.41.2. daemon/gvfsbackendadmin.c mishandles a file's user and group ownership during move (and copy with G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA) operations from admin:// to file:// URIs, because root privileges are unavailable.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
gvfsArch Linux1.40.2-1

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
archgvfs0
n/an/a*
alpinegvfs0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 29, 2019 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 8, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (26 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (36 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 15, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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