SUSE Lifecycle Management Server (SLMS) before 1.3.7 uses world-readable permissions for…
Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
SUSE Lifecycle Management Server (SLMS) before 1.3.7 uses world-readable permissions for the secret keys, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_lifecycle_management_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gv7-7rpw-x383
References
More Novell Suse Lifecycle Management Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-03235 WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2013-03236 SUSE Lifecycle Management Server (SLMS) before 1.3.7 does not generate a new secret key… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2010-01280 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the apache2-slms package in SUSE… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2011-00854 SUSE Lifecycle Management Server before 1.1 uses world readable postgres credentials… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2013-7042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-7042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gv7-7rpw-x383 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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