7.8

CVE-2019-18898: opensuse factory Link Following

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2019:3349-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0015-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0744-1
Published 23-01-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-18898 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in opensuse factory. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11476-1

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the trousers package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers escalate privileges from user tss to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-6.3.1. openSUSE Factory trousers versions prior to 0.3.14-7.1.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.suse.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse3 products
  • factory≥ trousers, < 0.3.14-7.1
  • leapEOL15.1
  • trousers&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 0.3.14-lp151.4.3.1 | < 0.3.14-lp151.4.6.1
Suse3 products

2 vendors · 6 products

References

7 links