mysql-systemd-helper allows setting 640 permissions of arbitrary files
Published Mar 2, 2020
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the mysql-systemd-helper of the mariadb packaging of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows local attackers to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 0640. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.25.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 mariadb versions prior to 10.2.31-3.26.1.
Affected products
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- Version mariadbStatusaffectedConstraints<10.2.31-3.25.1
- Version
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- Version mariadbStatusaffectedConstraints<10.2.31-3.26.1
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | n/a |
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- 15.1
- 12
- 15
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 3, 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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 31.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 32.51th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 7.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160895 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken LinkMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160895 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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