CVE-2022-31250 (GCVE-0-2022-31250)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-20 07:55 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:06
VLAI
Title
keylime %post scriplet allows for privilege escalation from keylime user to root
Summary
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in keylime of openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to escalate from the keylime user to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Tumbleweed keylime versions prior to 6.4.2-1.1.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Affected: keylime , < 6.4.2-1.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-06-24 00:00
Credits
Johannes Segitz from SUSE
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