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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2021· Updated Sep 17, 2024

python-HyperKitty: hyperkitty-permissions.sh used during %post allows local privilege escalation from hyperkitty user to root

CVE-2021-25322

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in python-HyperKitty of openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers to escalate privileges from the user hyperkitty or hyperkitty-admin to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 python-HyperKitty version 1.3.2-lp152.2.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory python-HyperKitty versions prior to 1.3.4-5.1.

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Affected products

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  • OpenSUSE/python-HyperKittyllm-create
    Range: <=1.3.2-lp152.2.3.1 for Leap 15.2; <1.3.4-5.1 for Factory
  • openSUSE/Factoryv5
    Range: python-HyperKitty
  • openSUSE/Leap 15.2v5
    Range: python-HyperKitty

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