CVE-2020-8016

MEDIUM

texlive-filesystem < 2017.135-9.5.1 - Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition

Title source: llm

Description

A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the packaging of texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users to corrupt files or potentially escalate privileges. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html

Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159740

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 26.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-367

Status published

Products (2)

opensuse/texlive-filesystem

opensuse/texlive-filesystem < 2017.135-9.5.1

Published Apr 02, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026