CVE-2019-2389

NameCVE-2019-2389
DescriptionIncorrect scoping of kill operations in MongoDB Server's packaged SysV init scripts allow users with write access to the PID file to insert arbitrary PIDs to be killed when the root user stops the MongoDB process via SysV init. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.11; MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.14; MongoDB Server v3.4 versions prior to 3.4.22.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mongodb (PTS)jessie1:2.4.10-5+deb8u1vulnerable
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1:3.2.11-2+deb9u2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mongodbsource(unstable)(unfixed)low

Notes

[stretch] - mongodb <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - mongodb <ignored> (Minor issue)

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