Vulnerability in openSUSE Leap
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 files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12, 15
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 — versions mariadb
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 — versions mariadb
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18901?
- CVE-2019-18901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, 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.