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CVE-2019-3693

Local privilege escalation from user wwwrun to root in the packaging of mailman

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 24, 2020 at 10:05 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC

4 products affected across 2 vendorsBackports SleMailmanLeap

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

A symlink following vulnerability in the packaging of mailman in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers to escalate their privileges from user wwwrun to root. Additionally arbitrary files could be changed to group mailman. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 mailman versions prior to 2.1.15-9.6.15.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mailman versions prior to 2.1.17-3.11.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 mailman version 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 and prior versions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Backports Sle · openSUSE

95%

Mailman · SUSE

95%

v ≤ 2.1.29-lp151.2.14v < 2.1.15-9.6.15.1v < 2.1.17-3.11.1

Affected range stops below 2.1.15-9.6.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.1.17-3.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

opensuse-leap (environment) · suse-linux-enterprise-server (environment)

Leap · openSUSEdrupal

60%

mailman ≤ v ≤ 2.1.29-lp151.2.14mailman

Linux Enterprise Server · SUSE

60%

mailman ≤ v < 2.1.15-9.6.15.1mailman ≤ v < 2.1.17-3.11.1mailman

Affected range stops below 2.1.15-9.6.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.1.17-3.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.html

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-59

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