High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-31256
CVE-2022-31256
Description
A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.
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Affected products
28- osv-coords26 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/sendmail&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/sendmail&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2012pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1
< 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1+ 25 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.14.9-4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1
- Range: sendmail
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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