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CVE-2019-18901

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linu

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.00102
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
opensuse leapall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · meissner@suse.de
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Mar 2020 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2023_4991-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2023_3956-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:0831-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:0640-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00007.htmlBroken LinkMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160895Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
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