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SUSE: CVE-2019-3691: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2019-3691: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/05/2019
Created
12/14/2019
Added
12/12/2019
Modified
10/22/2021

Description

A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libmunge2
  • suse-upgrade-libmunge2-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-munge
  • suse-upgrade-munge-devel
  • suse-upgrade-munge-devel-32bit

References

  • SUSE-SU-2019:3190-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:1144-1
  • CVE-2019-3691

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