VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-18901

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.38%

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:L/I:N/A:L

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.

Weakness classification

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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