Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2022 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2022-21944watchman: chown in watchman@.socket unit allows symlink attack
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Factory from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 | watchman – before 4.9.0 |
| openSUSE | Factory | watchman – before 4.9.0-9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H