Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate 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 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | High |
| 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 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2019:3190-1, published Thu Dec 5 13:16:17 MST 2019
- SUSE-SU-2020:1144-1, published Wed Apr 29 11:06:43 MDT 2020
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2670-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:43 2023
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| Image SLES15-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production Image SLES15-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production Image SLES15-SP1-EC2-HPC-HVM-BYOS Image SLES15-SP1-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production Image SLES15-SP1-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production Image SLES15-SP2-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production Image SLES15-SP2-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 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 SP2 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-HPC-12-2020-1144 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-15-SP1-2019-3190 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP2 GA munge-0.5.14-4.9.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP4 GA libmunge2-0.5.14-150400.16.6 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-15-2019-3190 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-2670 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Tumbleweed GA libmunge2-0.5.14-2.6 |
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 SP5 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | munge | Released |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | munge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | munge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | munge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | munge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | munge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | munge | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS | munge | Unsupported |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 SP1 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | munge | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | munge | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Oct 25 12:04:38 2019CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 1 01:32:40 2024