CVE-2019-18897

Local privilege escalation from user salt to root

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

Category

8.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Affected: openSUSE Factory
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.html mailing list broken link vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18897?
CVE-2019-18897 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18897?
To fix CVE-2019-18897, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-18897 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-18897 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-18897?
CVE-2019-18897 affects SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, openSUSE Factory.
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