CVE-2021-25321
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CVE-2021-25321 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.
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 | Arpwatch | < 2.1a15 |
| Suse | Arpwatch | <= 2.1a15-169.5 |
| Suse | Arpwatch | <= 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186240Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186240Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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