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

What is CVE-2019-3691?

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)

Factory munge < 0.5.13-6.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge < 0.5.13-4.3.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Johannes Segitz from SUSE
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