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TI-2011-01370 Aliases CVE-2011-1551GHSA-4224-58xc-w446

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

SUSE openSUSE Factory assigns ownership of the /var/log/cobbler/ directory tree to the web-service user account, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to this account during root filesystem operations by the Cobbler daemon.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse_factory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse_factory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1551
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4224-58xc-w446

References

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