title: watchman: chown in watchman@.socket unit allows symlink attack
description: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1.
problem types: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
vendor: openSUSE
product: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3
versions:
version: watchman, status: affected, lessThan: 4.9.0, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: openSUSE
product: Factory
versions:
version: watchman, status: affected, lessThan: 4.9.0-9.1, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
]