Description
The SuSE aaa_base package installs some system accounts with home directories set to /tmp, which allows local users to gain privileges to those accounts by creating standard user startup scripts such as profiles.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_47.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
22.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
suse/suse_linux
6.1 (2 CPE variants)
suse/suse_linux
6.2
suse/suse_linux
6.3 (3 CPE variants)
suse/suse_linux
6.4
Published
May 02, 2000
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026