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Vulnerability · Published Apr 14, 2021 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2021-25314hawk: Insecure file permissions

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 – before 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 – before 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 – before 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9

Weakness: CWE-378 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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