CVE-2020-8015— Local privilege escalation in exim package from user mail to root
Quick assessment
Affected
openSUSE Factory
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
openSUSE是德国SUSE公司的一套基于Linux的自由操作系统与开源社区项目。 openSUSE Factory exim 4.93.0.4-3.1之前版本中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞获取root权限。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1552.004 · Private Keys
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-8015
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Local privilege escalation in exim package from user mail to root
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of exim in openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory exim versions prior to 4.93.0.4-3.1.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在文件访问前对链接解析不恰当(链接跟随)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
SUSE openSUSE 后置链接漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
openSUSE是德国SUSE公司的一套基于Linux的自由操作系统与开源社区项目。 openSUSE Factory exim 4.93.0.4-3.1之前版本中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞获取root权限。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-8015 (1)
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154183 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Mailing List Discussions for CVE-2020-8015 (1)
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00010.html vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE
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