CVE-2021-25314

hawk: Insecure file permissions

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: April 14, 2021 at 03:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:41 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorHAWK2Linux Enterprise High Availability ExtensionLinux Enterprise High Availability

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

Affected

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

HAWK2 · SUSE

95%

v < 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9v < 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9v < 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-2.42.1

Affected range stops below 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-2.42.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

suse-linux-enterprise-high-availability-extension (environment)

Linux Enterprise High Availability · SUSE

60%

hawk2 ≤ v < 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9hawk2 ≤ v < 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9hawk2

Affected range stops below 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension · SUSEdevice

80%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182166

References (1)

ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182166

CVSS

7.8HIGHsuse

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-378CWE-668

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