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CVE-2020-8019

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2020
Source publication
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cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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CNA source text (English)

syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post

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.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1UnavailableNone listed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1UnavailableNone listed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom3.6.4-12.8.1UnavailableNone listed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1UnavailableNone listed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1UnavailableNone listed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1

Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom3.6.4-12.8.1UnavailableNone listed

openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1

Vendor
openSUSE
Product
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1UnavailableNone listed

openSUSE Leap 15.1

Vendor
openSUSE
Product
openSUSE Leap 15.1
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
openSUSE Leap 15.1 · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
syslog-ngaffectedcustom3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1UnavailableNone listed