What is CVE-2021-25314?

CVE-2021-25314 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Hawk2, classified under Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-25314?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SUSE Hawk2

CVE-2021-25314

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Suse Hawk2
Suse Linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension — versions 12, 15
Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-sp3 — versions hawk2
Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-sp5 — versions hawk2
Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-sp2 — versions hawk2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

meissner@suse.de (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25314?: CVE-2021-25314 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Hawk2, classified under Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-25314?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.