VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-18898

CVSS score7.7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.48%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-01-23

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references

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