CVEs-PoC/2020/CVE-2020-8019.md

### [CVE-2020-8019](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8019)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Debuginfo%2011-SP3&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Debuginfo%2011-SP4&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%20Software%2012&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011-SP3&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011-SP4-LTSS&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%2012-SP1&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=openSUSE%20Backports%20SLE-15-SP1&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=syslog-ng%3C%202.0.9-27.34.40.5.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=syslog-ng%3C%203.19.1-bp151.4.6.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=syslog-ng%3C%203.19.1-lp151.3.6.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=syslog-ng%3C%203.6.4-12.8.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-61%3A%20UNIX%20Symbolic%20Link%20(Symlink)%20Following&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169385

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.