CVE-2020-8019

Summary

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1affected
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1affected
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12syslog-ng < 3.6.4-12.8.1affected
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3syslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1affected
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSSsyslog-ng < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1affected
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1syslog-ng < 3.6.4-12.8.1affected
openSUSEopenSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1syslog-ng < 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1affected
openSUSEopenSUSE Leap 15.1syslog-ng < 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-61: CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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