CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2019-18897
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
0.39%
Linux
Original NVD Description
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.
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