CVE-2019-18898

Public Exploit
trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
Affected: openSUSE Factory
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00066.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157651 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-18898?
CVE-2019-18898 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-18898?
To fix CVE-2019-18898, 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-2019-18898 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-18898 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2019-18898?
CVE-2019-18898 affects SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1, openSUSE Factory.
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