CVE-2019-18897

HIGH

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server <12,15 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.html
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 26.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (3)
opensuse/leap 15.1
suse/linux_enterprise_server 12
suse/linux_enterprise_server 15
Published Mar 02, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026