syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post
Published Jun 29, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.52%
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.
Affected products
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<3.6.4-12.8.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
- Version
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<3.6.4-12.8.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
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- Version syslog-ngStatusaffectedConstraints<3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 | n/a |
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| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 2
- < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 3
- < 3.6.4-12.8.1
Running on/with
- 12
Configuration 4
- < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 5
- < 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
Running on/with
- 11
Configuration 6
- < 3.6.4-12.8.1
Running on/with
- 12
Configuration 7
- < 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
Running on/with
- 15.0
Configuration 8
- < 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
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:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 42.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 43.18th | 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) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00985) | 27.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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