CVE-2019-3691
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of munge in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Factory allowed local attackers to escalate privileges from user munge to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 munge versions prior to 0.5.13-4.3.1. openSUSE Factory munge versions prior to 0.5.13-6.1.
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affected products (4)
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references (9)
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- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075cnnvd
- https://github.com/dun/mungePatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3691cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Munge-privilege-escalation-31081cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4572/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1576/cnnvd
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193190-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155075enisa_euvd
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