CVE-2021-31998 (GCVE-0-2021-31998)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-10 11:25 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:40
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Summary
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of inn of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to escalate their privileges from the news user to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 inn version inn-2.4.2-170.21.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2. openSUSE Leap 15.2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
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Vendor Product Version
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 Affected: inn , ≤ inn-2.4.2-170.21.3.1 (custom)
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Johannes Segitz of SUSE
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