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CVE-2019-18897

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CVE-2019-18897

Published: Mar 2, 2020

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.4

HIGH

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

VendorProductVersions

SUSE

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

affected
salt-master - <= 2019.2.0-46.83.1

SUSE

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

affected
salt-master - <= 2019.2.0-6.21.1

openSUSE

Factory

affected
salt-master - <= 2019.2.2-3.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

openSUSE-SU-2020:0357
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE

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