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

4.8MEDIUM

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 V4

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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