# CVE-2021-25314: hawk: Insecure file permissions

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to root due to insecure permissions on temporary files in hawk2.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4f3q-6cq7-8w4p

## What is CVE-2021-25314?

CVE-2021-25314 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, published on 14 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), CWE-378 (Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25314?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Suse Hawk2.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25314?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-25314 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25314 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25314 is a high-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, published on 14 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25314/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25314/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25314
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25314
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25314

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25314/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.