CVE-2021-31997
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-31997 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-06-10 12:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-10-14 19:05:00 UTC |
| Description | A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-postorius of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from users postorius or postorius-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-postorius version 1.3.2-lp152.1.2 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory python-postorius version 1.3.4-2.1 and prior versions. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Opensuse | Factory | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Opensuse | Python-postorius | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Opensuse | Python-postorius | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1182407 – VUL-0: CVE-2021-31997: python-postorius: postorius-permissions.sh used during %post allows local privilege escalation from postorius user to root | CONFIRM | bugzilla.suse.com | |
| 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: Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.