Vulnerability in Oneidentity Syslog-Ng
CVE-2020-8019
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.
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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 (41.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.9% 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
- Oneidentity Syslog-Ng
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- openSUSE Backports Sle-15-Sp1 — versions syslog-ng
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 — versions syslog-ng
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module For Legacy — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Point Of Sale — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-Sp3 — versions syslog-ng
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8019?
- CVE-2020-8019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oneidentity Syslog-Ng, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8019?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.