SB2022102093 - SUSE update for clone-master-clean-up
Published: October 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022102093
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32000)
CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in the clone-master-clean-up.sh script of clone-master-clean-up. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and delete it, causing a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.