title: arpwatch: Local privilege escalation from runtime user to root
description: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.
problem types: CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.1a15, status: affected, version: arpwatch, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Manager Server 4.0
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.1a15, status: affected, version: arpwatch, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 2.1a15, status: affected, version: arpwatch, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Factory
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2.1a15-169.5, status: affected, version: arpwatch, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Leap 15.2
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2.1a15-lp152.5.5, status: affected, version: arpwatch, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]