CVE-2019-18898 HIGH

CVE-2019-18898: trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root

Vendor Suse
Product SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
Weakness CWE-59
Published January 23, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 23, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated