What is CVE-2019-18897?

CVE-2019-18897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-18897?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-18897 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Factory

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. Thi…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Factory — versions salt-master
Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 12, 15
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 — versions salt-master
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 — versions salt-master

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2019-18897

References

meissner@suse.de (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE, Vendor Advisory)
meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18897?: CVE-2019-18897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-18897?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18897 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.