CVE-2015-0794 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in dracut to potentially escalate privileges on affected openSUSE systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0794?
CVE-2015-0794 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
modules.d/90crypt/module-setup.sh in the dracut package before 037-17.30.1 in openSUSE 13.2 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/dracut_block_uuid.map.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0794?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
dracut SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | All versions | 037-51.17.3 |
dracut SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 037-51.17.3 |
dracut SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 037-51.17.3 |
Products include Dracut Project Dracut.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0794?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-0794 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0794 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j973-4x87-2j5r, SUSE-SU-2015:2065-1.