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TI-2020-06488 Aliases CVE-2020-8018GHSA-4gcx-h2fv-f6c9

User owned /etc in SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS

Priority LOW 36CWE-276Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS images of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 allows local attackers with the UID 1000 to escalate to root due to a /etc directory owned by the user This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS version 1.0.1 and prior versions; SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS versions prior to 1.0.3 and prior versions;

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00289 21st 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
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS – 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS – 1.0.3—No fix listedCNA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 VendorSUSE Affected SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS – 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 VendorSUSE Affected SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS – 1.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*15 sp1VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8018
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gcx-h2fv-f6c9

References

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Sources

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