CVE-2019-18898 in OpenSuse and Suse Products
Published on January 23, 2020
trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-18898 is exploitable 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 have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
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-2019-18898 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-18898
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Affected Versions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1:- Version trousers and below 0.3.14-6.3.1 is affected.
- Version trousers and below 0.3.14-7.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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