SB2019030610 - OpenSUSE Linux update for hiawatha
Published: March 6, 2019 Updated: May 15, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8358)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack.
The weakness exists due to path traversal when AllowDotFiles is enabled. A remote attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and cause the service ot crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.