Vulnerability in openSUSE Factory
CVE-2019-18898
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE Factory — versions trousers
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- SUSE openSUSE Factory
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 15
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Sp1 — versions trousers
- SUSE Trousers
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00066.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18898?
- CVE-2019-18898 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18898?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-18898 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.