What is CVE-2019-18901?

CVE-2019-18901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2020-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2019-18901?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-18901 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12

CVE-2019-18901

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary f…

EPSS: 0.001 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 — versions mariadb
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 — versions mariadb

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2019-18901

References

openSUSE-SU-2020:0289 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18901?: CVE-2019-18901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2020-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-18901?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-18901 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.