OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0148-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2020-01-29 17:10 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:03
Summary
Security update for mailman
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for mailman
Description of the patch: This update for mailman fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-3693: Fixed a privilege escalation during package install. Could be exploited by a local users who is members of the the mailman group. (boo#1154328)
Patchnames: openSUSE-2020-148
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2019-3693
7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 15.1:mailman-0:2.1.29-lp151.3.3.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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