Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU92075
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35235
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and make it world-writable.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
MitigationUpdate the affected package cups to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsDesktop Applications Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6
Development Tools Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6
Basesystem Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5 - SP6
openSUSE Leap: 15.5 - 15.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3 - SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2 - 5.5
openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3 - 5.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2 - 5.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
libcups2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsmime1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcups2-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsimage2-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsppdc1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupscgi1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-devel-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsimage2-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsmime1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-client: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsimage2: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-ddk: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-devel: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-client-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsppdc1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupscgi1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupscgi1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-ddk-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsppdc1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcupsmime1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-config: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcups2: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
libcups2-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-debugsource: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
cups-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1
CPE2.3http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242003-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.