| Name | CVE-2022-31256 |
| Description | A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sendmail (PTS) | buster | 8.15.2-14~deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 8.15.2-22 | fixed |
| bookworm | 8.17.1.9-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 8.18.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sendmail | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- sendmail <not-affected> (Vulnerability in SUSE-specific script used in sentmail-client.service service unit)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204696