CVE-2022-21944

Published: Jan 26, 2022Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1.

Affected (1)

Products: Opensuse: Factory Watchman

1 product

Factory Watchman

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Factory Watchman	Up to 4.9.1

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 15 sp3

Related CWEs

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 (2)

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194470

Source: meissner@suse.de

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194470

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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