CVE-2019-18897

Local privilege escalation from user salt to root

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following en el empaquetado de la sal de SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory, permite a atacantes locales escalar los privilegios de la sal de user a root. Este problema afecta a: salt-master de SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 versión 2019.2.0-46.83.1 y versiones anteriores. salt-master de SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 versión 2019.2.0-6.21.1 y versiones anteriores. salt-master de OpenSUSE Factory versión 2019.2.2-3.1 y versiones anteriores.

*Credits: Johannes Segitz

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-11-12 CVE Reserved
2020-03-02 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.html	2022-12-03
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157465	2022-12-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				15 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "15"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"		-		Affected