What is CVE-2022-21944?

CVE-2022-21944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-21944?

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

Vulnerability in Opensuse Factory

CVE-2022-21944

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchma…

EPSS: 0.001 (29.1th 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

Opensuse Factory — versions watchman
Opensuse Backports Sle-15-sp3 — versions watchman

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21944?: CVE-2022-21944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Factory, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-21944?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.