Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in logrotate config in the exim package allowed privilege escalation from mail user/group to root.This issue affects Tumbleweed: from ? before 4.98.2-lp156.248.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | Tumbleweed | ? – < 4.98.2-lp156.248.1 | 4.98.2-lp156.248.1 |
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | exim | 4.98.2-4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15626-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | exim | 4.98.2-bp160.2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20155-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2025:20155-1 Security update for exim SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15626-1 exim-4.98.2-4.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026