Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A permission mistake in openSUSE Tumbleweed's hawk2 package can let a user with hacluster access become root. This is a local privilege-escalation issue, not a remote internet-facing bug, but it can fully compromise affected hosts.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where Tumbleweed systems support clustering or shared administration. The business risk is full host takeover by an already-positioned local user, so access review and vendor patch tracking should happen promptly.
Technical view
CVE-2023-32183 is CWE-276, incorrect default permissions, in openSUSE Tumbleweed hawk2 version 2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-269.5. The CVSS 3.1 vector is local, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to openSUSE Tumbleweed systems running the affected hawk2 package, especially systems where non-root users have access to the hacluster group or role.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, or public exploit availability. Exploitation requires local access and hacluster access, but successful abuse could provide root privileges.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse in the provided bundle. Do not assume other SUSE products, package versions, exploit maturity, or specific fixes beyond the named Tumbleweed hawk2 package and vendor reference.
Mitigation direction
- Check SUSE and openSUSE guidance for the corrected hawk2 package.
- Update affected Tumbleweed systems when a vendor-fixed package is available.
- Restrict hacluster access to administrators who require it.
- Remove unnecessary local users from cluster administration paths.
- Increase monitoring for unexpected privilege changes on affected hosts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory openSUSE Tumbleweed hosts with hawk2 installed.
- Compare installed hawk2 versions against 2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-269.5.
- Review membership and access paths for hacluster.
- Confirm vendor advisory status before declaring remediation complete.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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=CVE-2023-32183CVE reference
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Incorrect Default Permissions
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