CVE-2019-18898

trousers: Local privilege escalation from tss to root

Published Jan 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8579 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:24 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:25 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 25, 2019, 12:00 AM