CVE-2022-31250

keylime %post scriplet allows for privilege escalation from keylime user to root

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 20, 2022 at 07:55 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:45 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendoropenSUSE Tumbleweed

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in keylime of openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to escalate from the keylime user to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Tumbleweed keylime versions prior to 6.4.2-1.1.

Affected

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed · openSUSE

95%

v < 6.4.2-1.1keylime ≤ v < 6.4.2-1.1keylime

Affected range stops below 6.4.2-1.1, 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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1200885

References (1)

ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1200885

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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