PT-2020-6460 · Suse · Opensuse Leap 15.1+8

Johannes Segitz · Published 2020-05-07 · Updated 2021-06-29 · CVE-2020-8019

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1 openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1 openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1

Description A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng allows local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue is related to the implementation of the syslog-ng protocol and can be exploited to gain elevated access.

Recommendations For SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, update to version 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 or later. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, update to version 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 or later. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, update to version 3.6.4-12.8.1 or later. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, update to version 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 or later. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, update to version 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1 or later. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1, update to version 3.6.4-12.8.1 or later. For openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, update to version 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1 or later. For openSUSE Leap 15.1, update to version 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-61

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05142

CVE-2020-8019

SUSE-SU-2020:1221-1

SUSE-SU-2020:14369-1

SUSE-SU-2020_1221-1

SUSE-SU-2020_14369-1

Affected Products

Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-Sp3

Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-Sp4

Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Legacy Software 12

Suse Linux Enterprise Point Of Sale 11-Sp3

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11-Sp4-Ltss

Suse Linux Enterprise Server For Sap 12-Sp1

Suse

Opensuse Backports Sle-15-Sp1

Opensuse Leap 15.1

References · 12

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05142 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:1221-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8019 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:14369-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201221-1 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8019.html · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8019 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1169385 · Note
• https://suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-202014369-1 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4694 · Telegram Post