VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-18897

CVSS score8.4 HIGH

EPSS probability0.39%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-03-02

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

Weakness classification

meissner@suse.de: CWE-59
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references

meissner@suse.de — Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
meissner@suse.de — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory