Low severity2.2NVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8013
CVE-2020-8013
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.
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Affected products
34- osv-coords26 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSS
< 1550_20210901.1550-29.2+ 25 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1550_20210901.1550-29.2
- (no CPE)range: < 20181116-lp151.4.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20181116-9.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20200127-lp153.24.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
(expand)+ 6 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: permissions
- (no CPE)range: permissions
- (no CPE)range: permissions
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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