CVE-2019-3692

Local privilege escalation from user news to root in the packaging of inn

7.7 HighFix available

The packaging of inn on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.1 allows local attackers to escalate from user inn to root via symlink attacks. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 inn version 2.4.2-170.21.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory inn version 2.6.2-2.2 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.1 inn version 2.5.4-lp151.2.47 and prior versions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Local privilege escalation from user news to root in the packaging of inn

Record: CVE-2019-3692
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-13327 7.7

Record: EUVD-2019-13327
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-666m-88c3-537x 7.8

The packaging of inn on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory, Leap 15.1 allows local...

Record: GHSA-666m-88c3-537x
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-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.7

Record: CVE-2019-3692
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0234-1 No score

Security update for inn

This update for inn fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-3692: Fixed a local privilage escalation from user to 'news' (bsc#1154302).

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0234-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0242-1 No score

Security update for inn

This update for inn fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-3692: Fixed a local privilage escalation from user to 'news' (bsc#1154302).

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0242-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10862-1 No score

inn-2.6.3-4.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the inn-2.6.3-4.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10862-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`inn` openSUSE:Leap 15.1	before 2.5.4-lp151.3.3.1	2.5.4-lp151.3.3.1
`inn` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1	before 2.5.4-bp151.4.3.1	2.5.4-bp151.4.3.1
`inn` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.6.3-4.2	2.6.3-4.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	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-2019-3692 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Opensuse Factory, published January 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in inn 2.5.4-lp151.3.3.1.