title: Local privilege escalation from user salt to root
description: A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.
problem types: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2019.2.0-46.83.1, status: affected, version: salt-master, versionType: custom
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2019.2.0-6.21.1, status: affected, version: salt-master, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Factory
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2019.2.2-3.1, status: affected, version: salt-master, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.4
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:H
version: 3.1
]