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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194470
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
opensuse/factory_watchman
< 4.9.1
Published
Jan 26, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026