Exim logrotate Symlink Following P8 Escalation before 4.98.2
CVE-2025-53881 Published on October 2, 2025
SUSE-specific logrotate configuration allows escalation from mail user/group to root
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Weakness Type
What is a Symlink following Vulnerability?
The software, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the software to operate on unauthorized files. A software system that allows UNIX symbolic links (symlink) as part of paths whether in internal code or through user input can allow an attacker to spoof the symbolic link and traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files. The symbolic link can permit an attacker to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have permissions to access.
CVE-2025-53881 has been classified to as a Symlink following vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-53881
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Affected Versions
openSUSE Tumbleweed:- Version ? and below 4.98.2-lp156.248.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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