Security Decision Flaw in openSUSE's mailman3 Package
CVE-2025-53882

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Opensuse Tumbleweed
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-53882?

A vulnerability in the logrotate configuration of openSUSE's mailman3 package is present due to a reliance on untrusted inputs when making security decisions. This flaw may allow attackers to escalate privileges from the mailman user to the root level, potentially leading to unauthorized access and compromise of the system's integrity. Affected users are encouraged to review their configurations and update to the latest secure version to mitigate risks.

Affected Version(s)

openSUSE Tumbleweed ? < 3.3.10-2.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-53882

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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