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CVE-2021-31997

python-postorius: postorius-permissions.sh used during %post allows local privilege escalation from postorius user to root

Published: Jun 10, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-postorius of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from users postorius or postorius-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-postorius version 1.3.2-lp152.1.2 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory python-postorius version 1.3.4-2.1 and prior versions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

openSUSE
oss-project·DE
python-postoriusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Leap 15.2On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
FactoryOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSE TumbleweedOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
oss-project·USaka fsf, free software foundation
Postorius
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182407
bugzilla.suse.com
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/895423
build.opensuse.org
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182407
bugzilla.suse.com
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