Upstream information
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2020:1221-1, published Thu May 7 13:28:12 MDT 2020
- SUSE-SU-2020:14369-1, published Thu May 14 10:15:38 MDT 2020
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| Image SLES12-SP4-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production |
| |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-12-2020-1221 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: sleposp3-syslog-ng-14369 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
| Patchnames: slessp4-syslog-ng-14369 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2020-1221 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | syslog-ng | Released |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | syslog-ng | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | syslog-ng | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | syslog-ng | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | syslog-ng | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | syslog-ng | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | syslog-ng | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Apr 14 10:55:25 2020CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 20:46:37 2023