Security readout for executives and security teams
A flaw in SUSE's yast2-add-on-creator could let a local user gain higher privileges by using specially crafted file or directory names. This is not described as a remote internet-facing issue. Business risk is highest on older SUSE build or installation systems where untrusted local users can run the affected tooling. Exposure is likely limited to older SUSE systems with inst-source-utils and yast2-add-on-creator installed. Prioritize build, packaging, installation-source, and administrative workstations or servers where local users have accounts or can place files processed by this tool. Treat this as a targeted legacy-platform risk, not a broad internet emergency. Remediate where older SUSE tooling remains in operational build paths or where multiple local users share systems. If no affected package exists, document non-exposure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade inst-source-utils beyond the affected versions named in the advisory data.; Check SUSE or Novell vendor guidance for supported replacement packages.; Restrict local access to systems using yast2-add-on-creator..
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- https://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0427.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=604730CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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