OBS worker VM escape via relative symbolic links
Published Mar 1, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.15%
Description
The bs_worker code in open build service before 20170320 followed relative symlinks, allowing reading of files outside of the package source directory during build, allowing leakage of private information.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<20170320
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | Open Build Service | n/a |
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- ≤ 2.7.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01145) | 65.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01145) | 65.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 55.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 55.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 53.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/ba27c91351878bc297ec4baba0bd488a2f3b568d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-5188/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029824 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/commit/ba27c91351878bc297ec4baba0bd488a2f3b568d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-5188/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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