CVE-2022-31250

keylime %post scriplet allows for privilege escalation from keylime user to root

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Published Jul 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in keylime of openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to escalate from the keylime user to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Tumbleweed keylime versions prior to 6.4.2-1.1.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

openSUSE

Tumbleweed

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`keylime`	affected	< 6.4.2-1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:tumbleweed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52827	A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in keylime of openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to escalate from the keylime user to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Tumbleweed keylime versions prior to 6.4.2-1.1.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.322% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1200885

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Tumbleweed

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:06 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: suse
Published: Jul 20, 2022, 7:55 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:06 AM
Reserved: May 20, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 20, 2022, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:45 AM

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