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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2020-8017

Change History

CVE Modified by SUSE 4/02/2020 11:15:18 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

								
								
					

					

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						CVSS V3.1
						
							
							
								
							
								
SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								

								
								
					

					

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						Description
						
							
							
								
							
								
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with 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 in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system
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.

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with 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 in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system 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.