Local privilege escalation from user munge to root

CVE-2019-3691

7.7HIGH

Key Information

Vendor: Suse
Status: Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15; Factory
Vendor: CVE Published:; 23 January 2020

Summary

A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.

Affected Version(s)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 < 0.5.13-4.3.1

Factory < 0.5.13-6.1

CVSS V3.1

Score:

7.7

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

None

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

None

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

Risk change from: 7.8 to: 7.7 - (HIGH)
Feb 22, 2024
Vulnerability published.
Jan 23, 2020
Vulnerability Reserved.
Jan 3, 2019

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Johannes Segitz from SUSE