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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD3.3 Low

CVE-2021-25317

cups: ownership of /var/log/cups allows the lp user to create files as root

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

  • cups to < 1.3.9affected

SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0

  • cups to < 2.2.7affected

SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

  • cups to < 1.7.5affected

openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.2

  • cups to < 2.2.7affected

openSUSE Factory

  • cups to ≤ 2.3.3op2-2.1affected

References