CVE-2022-31256
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-31256 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-10-26 09:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-10-28 17:49:00 UTC |
| Description | A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1204696 – VUL-0: CVE-2022-31256: sendmail: mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script | 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 and Filippo Bonazzi from SUSE
Legacy QID Mappings
- 752770 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for sendmail (SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1)