title: trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root
description: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.
problem types: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
affected:
{
product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
vendor: SUSE
versions:
lessThan: 0.3.14-6.3.1, status: affected, version: trousers, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Factory
vendor: openSUSE
versions:
lessThan: 0.3.14-7.1, status: affected, version: trousers, 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
]