CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Lifecycle Timeline
4Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Analysis
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Technical Context
Privilege escalation allows a low-privileged user or process to gain elevated permissions beyond what was originally authorized.
Remediation
Apply the principle of least privilege. Keep systems patched. Monitor for suspicious privilege changes. Use mandatory access controls (SELinux, AppArmor).
Priority Score
Vendor Status
Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| trusty | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| xenial | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| bionic | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| focal | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| jammy | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| noble | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| plucky | not-affected | SUSE specific |
| upstream | not-affected | SUSE specific |
Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | fixed | 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 | - |
| bullseye (security) | fixed | 4.94.2-7+deb11u4 | - |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | fixed | 4.96-15+deb12u7 | - |
| trixie | fixed | 4.98.2-1 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 4.99.1-1 | - |
| (unstable) | not-affected | - | - |
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EUVD-2025-32655