Upstream information
Description
Insecure permissions in fail2ban-client v0.11.2 allows attackers with limited sudo privileges to perform arbitrary operations as root. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the action for a triggered rule can legitimately be an arbitrary operation as root. Thus, the software is behaving in accordance with its intended privilege model.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (CISA-ADP) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | None |
| 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 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | None |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 Desktop 15 SP6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | fail2ban | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | fail2ban | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | fail2ban | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | fail2ban | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | fail2ban | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | fail2ban | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Nov 26 18:00:43 2025CVE page last modified: Wed Dec 17 21:54:47 2025