CVE-2020-8016
Published: 2 April 2020
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the packaging of texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users to corrupt files or potentially escalate privileges. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
texlive-base Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(suse packaging)
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(suse packaging)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(suse packaging)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(suse packaging)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.0 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |