Description
A Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions vulnerability in hawk2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 hawk2 versions prior to 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP3 | hawk2 – < 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9 | 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12-SP5 | hawk2 – < 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9 | 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 15-SP2 | hawk2 – < 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9 | 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9 |
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 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0941-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0941-1 |
| SLES 15 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-3.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0941-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0942-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-3.30.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0942-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614685906.812c31e9-2.42.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:0943-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | hawk2 | 2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12952-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | hawk2 | 2.6.3+git.1614684118.af555ad9-lp152.2.18.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:0473-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2021:0942-1 Security update for hawk2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12952-1 hawk2-2.6.4+git.1682509819.1ff135ea-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:0941-1 Security update for hawk2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:0473-1 Security update for hawk2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:0943-1 Security update for hawk2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025