CVE-2021-25314

hawk: Insecure file permissions

7.8 High

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.2 points since Apr 15, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

hawk: Insecure file permissions

Record: CVE-2021-25314
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-378
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-12213 7.8

Record: EUVD-2021-12213
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4f3q-6cq7-8w4p 7.8

A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux...

Record: GHSA-4f3q-6cq7-8w4p
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-378, CWE-668
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.8

Record: CVE-2021-25314
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-378, CWE-668
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0473-1 No score

Security update for hawk2

This update for hawk2 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.6.3:
- Remove hawk_invoke and use capture3 instead of runas (bsc#1179999)(CVE-2020-35459)
- Remove unnecessary chmod (bsc#1182166)(CVE-2021-25314)
- Sanitize filename to contains whitelist of alphanumeric (bsc#1182165)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2021:0473-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12952-1 No score

hawk2-2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the hawk2-2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:12952-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0941-1 No score

Security update for hawk2

This update for hawk2 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.6.3:
- Remove hawk_invoke and use capture3 instead of runas (bsc#1179999)(CVE-2020-35459)
- Remove unnecessary chmod (bsc#1182166)(CVE-2021-25314)
- Sanitize filename to contains whitelist of alphanumeric (bsc#1182165)

Record: SUSE-SU-2021:0941-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0942-1 No score

Security update for hawk2

This update for hawk2 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.6.3:
- Remove hawk_invoke and use capture3 instead of runas (bsc#1179999)(CVE-2020-35459)
- Remove unnecessary chmod (bsc#1182166)(CVE-2021-25314)
- Sanitize filename to contains whitelist of alphanumeric (bsc#1182165)

Record: SUSE-SU-2021:0942-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0943-1 No score

Security update for hawk2

This update for hawk2 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.6.3:
- Remove hawk_invoke and use capture3 instead of runas (bsc#1179999)(CVE-2020-35459)
- Remove unnecessary chmod (bsc#1182166)(CVE-2021-25314)
- Sanitize filename to contains whitelist of alphanumeric (bsc#1182165)

Record: SUSE-SU-2021:0943-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1	2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1	2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1	2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1	2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1	2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1
`hawk2` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-2.42.1	2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-2.42.1
`hawk2` openSUSE:Leap 15.2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-lp152.2.18.1	2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-lp152.2.18.1
`hawk2` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1	2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-25314 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Suse Hawk2, published March 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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