CVE-2019-2389

Publication date 30 August 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Incorrect 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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
mongodb	19.10 eoan	Not affected
	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

Notes

markmorlino

problem not present in LSB version of init script

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.2 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	High
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H