title: race condition on texlive-filesystem cron job allows for the deletion of unintended files
description: A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
problem types: CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
affected:
{
vendor: SUSE
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1
versions:
version: texlive-filesystem, status: affected, lessThan: 2017.135-9.5.1, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: SUSE
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
versions:
version: texlive-filesystem, status: affected, lessThan: 2013.74-16.5.1, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: SUSE
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
versions:
version: texlive-filesystem, status: affected, lessThan: 2013.74-16.5.1, versionType: custom
}
{
vendor: openSUSE
product: openSUSE Leap 15.1
versions:
version: texlive-filesystem, status: affected, lessThan: 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.2
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]