CVE-2020-8019 (GCVE-0-2020-8019)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-29 11:30 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post
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.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CWE
- CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
8 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 3.6.4-12.8.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 3.6.4-12.8.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 |
Affected:
syslog-ng , < 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2020-06-29 00:00
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"current_release_date": "2026-02-24T01:27:30+00:00",
"cve": "CVE-2020-8019",
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"source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
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"initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T04:01:40Z",
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}
}
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