{"id":"CVE-2020-8019","aliases":["EUVD-2020-28932","GHSA-4j55-xp84-jjv2","SUSE-SU-2020:1221-1","SUSE-SU-2020:14369-1"],"status":"published","title":"syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post","description":"A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-bp151.4.6.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.19.1-lp151.3.6.1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00521,"percentile":0.44494,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-61"],"published":"2020-05-07T15:12:42Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:25:47Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12","package":"syslog-ng","fixed_in":["3.6.4-12.8.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1","package":"syslog-ng","fixed_in":["3.6.4-12.8.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3","package":"syslog-ng","fixed_in":["2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS","package":"syslog-ng","fixed_in":["2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12","package":"syslog-ng","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.4-12.8.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1","package":"syslog-ng","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.4-12.8.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3","package":"syslog-ng","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS","package":"syslog-ng","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"oneidentity","product":"syslog-ng"},{"vendor":"opensuse","product":"opensuse backports sle-15-sp1"},{"vendor":"opensuse","product":"opensuse leap 15.1"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11-sp3"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11-sp4"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise module for legacy software 12"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise point of sale 11-sp3"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise server 11-sp4-ltss"},{"vendor":"suse","product":"suse linux enterprise server for sap 12-sp1"}],"references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8019"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j55-xp84-jjv2"},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201221-1/","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1169385","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8019","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-202014369-1/","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-8019","title":"syslog-ng: Local privilege escalation from new to root in %post","description":"A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of syslog-ng of SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers controlling the user news to escalate their privileges to root. 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This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 syslog-ng versions prior to 3.6.4-12.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS syslog-ng versions prior to 2.0.9-27.34.40.5.1. 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