CVE-2020-8019
Published: Jun 29, 2020
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
CVSS v3.1
7.7
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 | affected syslog-ng - < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 |
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 | affected syslog-ng - < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 |
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 | affected syslog-ng - < 3.6.4-12.8.1 |
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 | affected syslog-ng - < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 |
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS | affected syslog-ng - < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 |
SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 | affected syslog-ng - < 3.6.4-12.8.1 |
openSUSE | openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 | affected syslog-ng - < 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1 |
openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | affected syslog-ng - < 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1 |
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:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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