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SUSE: CVE-2019-18897: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/02/2020
Created
03/12/2020
Added
03/11/2020
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-python-singledispatch
  • suse-upgrade-python2-salt
  • suse-upgrade-python3-salt
  • suse-upgrade-salt
  • suse-upgrade-salt-api
  • suse-upgrade-salt-bash-completion
  • suse-upgrade-salt-cloud
  • suse-upgrade-salt-doc
  • suse-upgrade-salt-fish-completion
  • suse-upgrade-salt-master
  • suse-upgrade-salt-minion
  • suse-upgrade-salt-proxy
  • suse-upgrade-salt-ssh
  • suse-upgrade-salt-standalone-formulas-configuration
  • suse-upgrade-salt-syndic
  • suse-upgrade-salt-zsh-completion

References

  • SUSE-SU-2020:0684-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:0762-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:0763-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14331-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14332-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14402-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14429-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14430-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:14431-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:1971-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:1973-1
  • SUSE-SU-2021:0315-1
  • SUSE-SU-2021:0316-1
  • CVE-2019-18897
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