Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024
cups: ownership of /var/log/cups allows the lp user to create files as root
CVE-2021-25317
Description
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of cups of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers with control of the lp users to create files as root with 0644 permissions without the ability to set the content. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS cups versions prior to 1.3.9. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 cups versions prior to 2.2.7. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 cups versions prior to 1.7.5. openSUSE Leap 15.2 cups versions prior to 2.2.7. openSUSE Factory cups version 2.3.3op2-2.1 and prior versions.
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Affected products
39- Range: <1.3.9
- osv-coords33 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/cups&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/cups&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.0pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/cups&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1+ 32 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-lp152.9.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.3op2-4.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.9-8.46.56.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.7-3.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-20.36.1
- openSUSE/Factoryv5Range: cups
- openSUSE/openSUSE Leap 15.2v5Range: cups
- Range: cups
- Range: cups
- Range: cups
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GWPGZLT3U776Q5YPPSA6LGFWWBDWBVH3/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H74BP746O5NNVCBUTLLZYAFBPESFVECV/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S37IDQGHTORQ3Z6VRDQIGBYVOI27YG47/mitrevendor-advisory
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgimitre
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