A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed suricata package allows the suricata user to escalate to root. This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1; openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Suse
  • Opensuse Tumbleweed

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References
Link Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-59674 cve-icon
History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed
Vendors & Products Suse
Suse opensuse Tumbleweed

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Description A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in openSUSE Tumbleweed suricata package allows the suricata user to escalate to root. This issue affects openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1; openSUSE Tumbleweed: from ? before 8.0.5-2.1.
Title LPE from suricata user to root due to chown in %post in suricata packaging
Weaknesses CWE-61
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/S:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2026-07-14T07:32:35.363Z

Updated: 2026-07-14T07:32:35.363Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T11:59:28.118Z

Link: CVE-2026-59674

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon Redhat

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