arpwatch: Local privilege escalation from runtime user to root (SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.44 % · percentile 38 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- suse
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | suse |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · meissner@suse.de (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-12218
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-25321
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.1a15cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.1a15-169.5cpe:2.3:a:suse:arpwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.1a15-lp152.5.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS | affected arpwatch < 2.1a15 |
| SUSE · SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | affected arpwatch < 2.1a15 |
| SUSE · SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | affected arpwatch < 2.1a15 |
| openSUSE · Factory | affected arpwatch ≤ 2.1a15-169.5 |
| openSUSE · Leap 15.2 | affected arpwatch ≤ 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |