A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.2, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from opensuse, from suse, from suse and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-02T14:15:15.373
2024-11-21T05:38:13.560
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
3.4
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | opensuse | texlive-filesystem | < 2017.135-9.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 15 | No |
| Application | opensuse | texlive-filesystem | < 2013.74-16.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 | No |
| Application | opensuse | texlive-filesystem | < 2013.74-16.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 | No |
| Application | opensuse | texlive-filesystem | - | Yes |
| Operating System | suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 15 | No |
| Application | opensuse | texlive-filesystem | < 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | opensuse | leap | 15.1 | No |
| Operating System | opensuse | leap | 15.1 | Yes |
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