CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-18932 — log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation

High CVSS 7

log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. As the root user, sarg creates this directory or reuses an existing one in an insecure manner. An attacker can pre-create the directory, and place symlinks in it (after winning a /tmp/sarg/denied.int_unsort race condition). The outcome will be corrupted or newly created files in privileged file system locations.

Severity
High
CVSS
7 (3.1)
Published
2020-01-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-59, CWE-362

Affected products

  • squid_analysis_report_generator_project / squid_analysis_report_generator
  • opensuse / backports_sle / 15.0
  • opensuse / leap / 15.1

Matched remediation archetype

Path traversal, unsafe upload, and file handling

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted filenames, archive entries, URLs, and path segments into read, write, include, extraction, and upload operations.
  • Identify filesystem roots, mount permissions, symbolic-link behavior, archive handling, and whether uploaded content is web-accessible or executable.
  • Review canonicalization and containment checks across supported operating systems and storage backends.

Remediate safely

  • Generate server-side storage identifiers and resolve paths beneath a fixed root using filesystem-aware containment checks.
  • Reject absolute, parent-relative, alternate-separator, device, link, and archive entries that escape the intended root.
  • Store uploads outside executable or served paths, validate type and size, and use private atomic temporary files.

Authoritative sources

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