CVE-2019-10153

Name: CVE-2019-10153
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-30T23:15:11.98+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5/10EPSS 2.17%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-10153 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was discovered in fence-agents, prior to version 4.3.4, where using non-ASCII characters in a guest VM's comment or other fields would cause fence_rhevm to exit with an exception. In cluster environments, this could lead to preventing automated recovery or otherwise denying service to clusters of which that VM is a member.. EPSS estimates a 2.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was discovered in fence-agents, prior to version 4.3.4, where using non-ASCII characters in a guest VM's comment or other fields would cause fence_rhevm to exit with an exception. In cluster environments, this could lead to preventing automated recovery or otherwise denying service to clusters of which that VM is a member.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability

2.17%

80.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-172

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Clusterlabs	Fence-Agents	< 4.3.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2037Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10153Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents/pull/255Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents/pull/272Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2037Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10153Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents/pull/255Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents/pull/272Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-10153?

How severe is CVE-2019-10153?

CVE-2019-10153 has a CVSS score of 5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10153?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST