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

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2021-25317

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2021-25317

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

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SUSE Manager Server 4.0

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SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

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openSUSE Leap 15.2

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

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Factory

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "cups",
        "lessThan": "1.3.9",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Manager Server 4.0",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "cups",
        "lessThan": "2.2.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "cups",
        "lessThan": "1.7.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "openSUSE",
    "product": "openSUSE Leap 15.2",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "cups",
        "lessThan": "2.2.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "openSUSE",
    "product": "Factory",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "cups",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.3.3op2-2.1"
      }
    ]
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2021-25317

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