# CVE-2023-32182: Path traversal in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 > An attacker can exploit improper link resolution in Postfix to access or modify files outside the intended directory. - **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 19 Sep 2023 - **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-wcv5-982f-xggc, SUSE-SU-2023:3394-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3732-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3791-1, SUSE-SU-2023:3945-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13416-1 ## What is CVE-2023-32182? CVE-2023-32182 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 19 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 postfix, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 postfix, SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 postfix.This issue affects SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5: before 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1; SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5: before 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1; openSUSE Leap 15.5 : before 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1. Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32182? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1 | | `postfix-bdb` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix-bdb` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.2.10-3.27.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.2.10-3.27.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 3.2.10-3.27.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.2 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.4.7-150200.3.12.2 | | `postfix` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix-bdb` | openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.5.9-150300.5.12.2 | | `postfix` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1 | | `postfix-bdb` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 3.7.3-150500.3.5.1 | | `postfix` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.8.3-1.1 | Products: Opensuse Leap, Suse Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-32182? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-32182 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32182 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap - [CVE-2015-4902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4902/): Oracle Java SE Integrity Check (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2017-14804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14804/): package builds could use directory traversal to write outside of target area (critical 9.9) - [CVE-2019-20787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20787/): Teeworlds before 0.7.4 has an integer overflow when computing a tilemap size. (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-8341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8341/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-6438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6438/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32182 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-32182 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 19 Sep 2023. 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-2023-32182 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Opensuse Leap. 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-2023-32182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32182/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32182 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32182 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32182 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32182/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.