CVE-2019-3693
Local privilege escalation from user wwwrun to root in the packaging of mailman
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- Jan 24, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2019
Description
A symlink following vulnerability in the packaging of mailman in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers to escalate their privileges from user wwwrun to root. Additionally arbitrary files could be changed to group mailman. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 mailman versions prior to 2.1.15-9.6.15.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mailman versions prior to 2.1.17-3.11.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 mailman version 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 and prior versions.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | suse |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11SUSE |
|
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12SUSE |
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Leap 15.1openSUSE |
|
References
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0148vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0156vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328
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