CVE-2017-5188 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-5188: OBS worker VM escape via relative symbolic links

Vendor Opensuse
Product open build service
Published March 1, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The bs_worker code in open build service before 20170320 followed relative symlinks, allowing reading of files outside of the package source directory during build, allowing leakage of private information.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated