CVE-2022-21944

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194470	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory_watchman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-01-26 09:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2022-21944

Mitre link : CVE-2022-21944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-21944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opensuse

factory_watchman

suse

suse_linux_enterprise_server

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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