CVE-2019-18898
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-18898 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-01-23 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-11-10 04:43:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Opensuse Factory | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Opensuse Factory | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 15 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 15 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Trousers | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Trousers | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0744-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Bug 1157651 – VUL-0: CVE-2019-18898: trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root | CONFIRM | bugzilla.suse.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Johannes Segitz from SUSE
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.