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CVE-2022-21944

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-01-26 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the systemd service file for watchman of openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3, Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP3 watchman versions prior to 4.9.0. openSUSE Factory watchman versions prior to 4.9.0-9.1.

Affected Platforms

Suse Suse Linux Enterprise ServerOpensuse Factory Watchman

Weakness Type

CWE-59, CWE-59

References