SUSE-SU-2022:3898-1

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    SUSE-SU-2022:3898-1

    Published: 8 Nov 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-31256

    Summary: Security update for sendmail

    Details: This update for sendmail fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-31256: Fixed mail to root privilege escalation via sm-client.pre script (bsc#1204696, bsc#1202937).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223898-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202937, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204696, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-31256

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sendmail

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/sendmail&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.14.9-4.6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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