CVE-2019-3693 (GCVE-0-2019-3693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-24 10:05 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:46
VLAI
Title
Local privilege escalation from user wwwrun to root in the packaging of mailman
Summary
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.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Affected: mailman , < 2.1.15-9.6.15.1 (custom)
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SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Affected: mailman , < 2.1.17-3.11.1 (custom)
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openSUSE Leap 15.1 Affected: mailman , ≤ 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 (custom)
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Date Public
2019-11-26 00:00
Credits
Johannes Segitz of SUSE
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