Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects specific SUSE and openSUSE systems with vulnerable texlive-filesystem packages. A local user may exploit a race condition involving link following to corrupt files or potentially gain higher privileges. It is not a remote internet-facing issue, but it matters on shared servers, developer systems, and environments with untrusted local users. Exposure is limited to SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SLE SDK 12-SP4 or 12-SP5, and openSUSE Leap 15.1 systems running vulnerable texlive-filesystem versions. Highest concern is shared Linux hosts where untrusted or low-trust local users can run code. Treat as a routine but real local privilege-risk patching item. It should not interrupt critical remote-exposure work, but it should be remediated on shared SUSE/openSUSE systems and included in normal Linux package compliance reporting. Mitigation focus: Update texlive-filesystem to the fixed SUSE or openSUSE package version or later.; Prioritize shared hosts and systems with untrusted local users.; Review the openSUSE-SU-2020:0804 advisory for vendor-specific package guidance..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L1.43.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159740CVE reference
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
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