title: nfs-utils: root-owned files stored in insecure /var/lib/nfs directory
description: The nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 the directory /var/lib/nfs is owned by statd:nogroup. This directory contains files owned and managed by root. If statd is compromised, it can therefore trick processes running with root privileges into creating/overwriting files anywhere on the system.
problem types: CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
vendor: SUSE
versions:
status: affected, version: before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1
}
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
vendor: SUSE
versions:
status: affected, version: before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.1
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
version: 3.1
]