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2020-01-23
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
| Products | Munge |
| Type | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (CWE-59) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links | https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075 |