Link Following Affecting python3-salt package, versions <2019.2.0-6.24.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-PYTHON3SALT-2715371
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Mar 2020

Introduced: 13 Mar 2020

CVE-2019-18897  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 python3-salt to version 2019.2.0-6.24.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-salt package and not the python3-salt package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user salt to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt-master version 2019.2.0-46.83.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 salt-master version 2019.2.0-6.21.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory salt-master version 2019.2.2-3.1 and prior versions.

CVSS Scores

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