CVE-2023-32183 Privilege escalation in Tumbleweed
Users with hacluster access can escalate to root due to incorrect default permissions in the hawk2 package on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- 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-2023-32183?
CVE-2023-32183 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed, published on 7 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the openSUSE Tumbleweed hawk2 package allows users with access to the hacluster to escalate to root This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opensuse Tumbleweed.
How do I fix CVE-2023-32183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-32183 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-32183 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in openSUSE Tumbleweed
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhg8-hpp7-9h4q.