Upstream information

CVE-2021-25321 at MITRE

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in arpwatch of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.2 allows local attackers with control of the runtime user to run arpwatch as to escalate to root upon the next restart of arpwatch. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch versions prior to 2.1a15. openSUSE Factory arpwatch version 2.1a15-169.5 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.2 arpwatch version 2.1a15-lp152.5.5 and prior versions.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.2
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 7.7
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1186240 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2021-2175
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SUSE-CAASP-4.0-2021-2177
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-Storage-6-2021-2177
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2177
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA arpwatch-2.1a15-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA arpwatch-2.1a15-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA arpwatch-2.1a15-5.12.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-131.23.2.6.1
 Patchnames:
sleposp3-arpwatch-14759
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-131.23.2.6.1
 Patchnames:
slessp4-arpwatch-14759
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-ESPOS-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
  • arpwatch-ethercodes-build >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2175
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-2175
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2021-2177
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • arpwatch-ethercodes-build >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2175
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2177
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2177
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2177
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2021-2175
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2021-2175
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2021-2175
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-159.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2021-2175
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-lp152.6.9.1
  • arpwatch-ethercodes-build >= 2.1a15-lp152.6.9.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2021-945
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • arpwatch >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
  • arpwatch-ethercodes-build >= 2.1a15-5.12.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2177
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • arpwatch >= 3.1-1.2
  • arpwatch-ethercodes-build >= 3.1-1.2
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10634

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 arpwatch Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 arpwatch Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 arpwatch Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 arpwatch Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 arpwatch Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 arpwatch Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 arpwatch Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 arpwatch Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 arpwatch Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 arpwatch Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 arpwatch Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 arpwatch Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 arpwatch Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 arpwatch Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 arpwatch Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 arpwatch Released
openSUSE Leap 15.3 arpwatch Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 arpwatch Affected
Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security arpwatch Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed May 19 13:38:27 2021
CVE page last modified: Tue Oct 8 18:30:57 2024