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CVE-2019-18898

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Published: Jan 23, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Suse: Trousers · Opensuse: Leap
Suse
1 product
Trousers
Opensuse
1 product
Leap
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Trousers
Before 0.3.14-6.3.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Suse
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Version 15 sp1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Trousers
Before 0.3.14-7.1
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Suse
Opensuse Factory
All versions
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 15.1

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (4)

Source: meissner@suse.de
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: meissner@suse.de
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

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