Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2020-8015 is a local privilege escalation flaw in openSUSE Factory's exim packaging. A symlink-following issue could let a local attacker move from the mail user context to root on affected systems. The business risk is highest where openSUSE Factory systems run vulnerable exim packages. Exposure appears limited to openSUSE Factory systems with exim versions prior to 4.93.0.4-3.1. The bundle does not identify other distributions, upstream Exim releases, appliances, or cloud images as affected. Treat as high priority for affected openSUSE Factory hosts because successful exploitation can produce root access. Scope should be narrow if the organization does not use openSUSE Factory exim, but confirmed affected mail systems should be patched quickly. Mitigation focus: Update affected openSUSE Factory exim packages to 4.93.0.4-3.1 or later.; Follow openSUSE-SU-2020:0491 for vendor-supported remediation guidance.; Restrict local shell access on affected hosts until remediation is confirmed..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.55.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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8.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154183CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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