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SUSE: CVE-2019-3693: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2019-3693: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/25/2019
Created
11/28/2019
Added
11/26/2019
Modified
10/22/2021

Description

A symlink following vulnerability in the packaging of mailman in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers to escalate their privileges from user wwwrun to root. Additionally arbitrary files could be changed to group mailman. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 mailman versions prior to 2.1.15-9.6.15.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mailman versions prior to 2.1.17-3.11.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 mailman version 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 and prior versions.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-mailman

References

  • SUSE-SU-2019:14230-1
  • SUSE-SU-2019:3076-1
  • CVE-2019-3693

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