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CVE-2019-18900: libzypp stores cookies world readable

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Affected products

• SUSE libzypp: before 16.21.2-27.68.1; before 16.21.2-2.45.1; before 17.19.0-3.34.1 — fixed in 16.21.2-2.45.1, 16.21.2-27.68.1, 17.19.0-3.34.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SUSE libzypp 16.21.2-2.45.1, 16.21.2-27.68.1, 17.19.0-3.34.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00036.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158763
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00036.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158763
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00005.html

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