title: syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post
description: 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.
problem types: CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 3.6.4-12.8.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 3.6.4-12.8.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThan: 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
{
product: openSUSE Leap 15.1
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThan: 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1, status: affected, version: syslog-ng, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 7.7
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]