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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? – < 8.0.5-2.1 | 8.0.5-2.1 |
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 | suricata | 8.0.5-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11207-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11207-1 libsuricata8_0_5-8.0.5-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026