CVE-2019-18897
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- suse/linux enterprise server · opensuse/leap
- Source
- meissner@suse.de
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.