SUSE update for sendmail

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU69301

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31256

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in a script called by the sendmail systemd service. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and escalate privileges from mail to root.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sendmail to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS-BETA

sendmail-debugsource: before 8.14.9-4.6.1

sendmail-debuginfo: before 8.14.9-4.6.1

sendmail: before 8.14.9-4.6.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223898-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.