Vulnerability in openSUSE Leap
CVE-2020-8016
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the packaging of texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users to corrupt files or potentially escalate privileges. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.003 (20.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- Opensuse Leap 15.1 — versions texlive-filesystem
- Opensuse Texlive-filesystem
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 15
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12
- Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Desktop Applications 15-sp1 — versions texlive-filesystem
- Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-sp4 — versions texlive-filesystem
- Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-sp5 — versions texlive-filesystem
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- meissner@suse.de (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- meissner@suse.de (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8016?
- CVE-2020-8016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8016?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8016 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.