CVE-2020-8019: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo…

PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.52%

40.7th percentile

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.

Affected

12 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
oneidentity	syslog-ng	< 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1	2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
oneidentity	syslog-ng	< 3.6.4-12.8.1	3.6.4-12.8.1
oneidentity	syslog-ng	< 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1	3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
oneidentity	syslog-ng	< 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1	3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
opensuse	opensuse_backports_sle-15-sp1	>= syslog-ng < 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1	3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
opensuse	opensuse_leap_15.1	>= syslog-ng < 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1	3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo_11-sp3	>= syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1	2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo_11-sp4	>= syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1	2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_legacy_software_12	>= syslog-ng < 3.6.4-12.8.1	3.6.4-12.8.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_point_of_sale_11-sp3	>= syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1	2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server_11-sp4-ltss	>= syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1	2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_12-sp1	>= syslog-ng < 3.6.4-12.8.1	3.6.4-12.8.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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