CVE-2011-1551 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by leveraging web-service user access to Cobbler log directories during root filesystem operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1551?
CVE-2011-1551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Opensuse Factory.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4224-58xc-w446.