python-postorius: postorius-permissions.sh used during %post allows local privilege escalation from postorius user to root
Published Jun 10, 2021
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.34%
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-postorius of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from users postorius or postorius-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-postorius version 1.3.2-lp152.1.2 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory python-postorius version 1.3.4-2.1 and prior versions.
Affected products
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- Version python-postoriusStatusaffectedConstraints<=1.3.4-2.1
- Version
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- Version python-postoriusStatusaffectedConstraints<=1.3.2-lp152.1.2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
Configuration 1
- < 1.3.2-lp152.1.2
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.3.4-2.1
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:L/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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 25.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 25.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 29.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | 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) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182407 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182407 | Issue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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