CVE-2019-18898
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CVE-2019-18898 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Suse | Trousers | < 0.3.14-6.3.1 |
| Suse | Trousers | < 0.3.14-7.1 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157651Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157651Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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