CVE-2025-53881
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Publication date: 2025-10-02

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: SUSE

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.
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Published
2025-10-02
Last Modified
2025-10-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-02
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-53881
EUVD
EUVD-2025-32655
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suse exim *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-61 The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following issue in the logrotate configuration of the exim package. It allows an attacker with mail user/group privileges to escalate their privileges to root by exploiting the way symbolic links are handled during log rotation.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation from a lower-privileged mail user/group to root, potentially allowing an attacker to gain full control over the affected system.

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