Description
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 | texlive-filesystem – < 2017.135-9.5.1 | 2017.135-9.5.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 | texlive-filesystem – < 2013.74-16.5.1 | 2013.74-16.5.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 | texlive-filesystem – < 2013.74-16.5.1 | 2013.74-16.5.1 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 | texlive-filesystem – < 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1 | 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP2 | texlive-filesystem | 2017.135-9.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1580-2 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | texlive | 2017.20170520-11.13.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1580-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | texlive-filesystem | 2017.135-9.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1580-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | texlive | 2013.20130620-22.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | texlive-filesystem | 2013.74-16.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | texlive | 2013.20130620-22.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | texlive-filesystem | 2013.74-16.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | texlive | 2013.20130620-22.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | texlive | 2013.20130620-22.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | texlive-filesystem | 2021.185.svn54495-52.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11432-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | texlive | 2017.20170520-lp151.12.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0804-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | texlive-filesystem | 2017.135-lp151.8.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0804-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2020:1580-1 Security update for texlive-filesystem SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11432-1 texlive-collection-basic-2021.185.svn56569-52.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0804-1 Security update for texlive-filesystem SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1580-2 Security update for texlive-filesystem SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1581-1 Security update for texlive SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025