5.5

CVE-2019-18901: mysql-systemd-helper allows setting 640 permissions of arbitrary files

Modified
Published 02-03-2020Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-18901 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in opensuse leap. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 9
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0289-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11038-1SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1SUSE-SU-2020:0496-1SUSE-SU-2020:0505-1

Timeline

  1. 02-03-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse3 products
Opensuse1 product

2 vendors · 4 products

References

2 links