CVE-2019-18897 in Suse and OpenSuse Products
Published on March 2, 2020
Local privilege escalation from user salt to root
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-18897 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2019-18897 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-18897
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Affected Versions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:- Version salt-master, <= 2019.2.0-46.83.1 is affected.
- Version salt-master, <= 2019.2.0-6.21.1 is affected.
- Version salt-master, <= 2019.2.2-3.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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