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CVE-2025-53881— SUSE-specific logrotate configuration allows escalation from mail user/group to root

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Affected
openSUSE Tumbleweed
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.

Exim是Exim开源的一个运行于Unix系统中的开源消息传送代理（MTA），它主要负责邮件的路由、转发和投递。 exim 4.98.2-lp156.248.1之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于logrotate配置存在符号链接跟随问题，可能导致权限提升。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.17% · P5
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-53881

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
SUSE-specific logrotate configuration allows escalation from mail user/group to root
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
CWE-61
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
exim 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Exim是Exim开源的一个运行于Unix系统中的开源消息传送代理（MTA），它主要负责邮件的路由、转发和投递。 exim 4.98.2-lp156.248.1之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于logrotate配置存在符号链接跟随问题，可能导致权限提升。
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

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
openSUSE Tumbleweed ? ~ 4.98.2-lp156.248.1 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2025-53881

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-53881 (1)

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Tumbleweed
Same vendor: openSUSE
Same weakness: CWE-61

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