opensuse-updater in openSUSE 10.2 allows local users to access arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Priority LOW 22CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
opensuse-updater in openSUSE 10.2 allows local users to access arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wq8-5c8g-wx7g
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2008-2389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-2389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wq8-5c8g-wx7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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