{"id":"CVE-2021-25317","revision":"dd231407079c44209fa8354ee78f7e2b","records":[{"revision":"dd231407079c44209fa8354ee78f7e2b","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2021-25317","aliases":[],"title":"cups: ownership of /var/log/cups allows the lp user to create files as root","description":"A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of cups of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, SUSE Manager Server 4.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9; openSUSE Leap 15.2, Factory allows local attackers with control of the lp users to create files as root with 0644 permissions without the ability to set the content. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS cups versions prior to 1.3.9. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 cups versions prior to 2.2.7. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 cups versions prior to 1.7.5. openSUSE Leap 15.2 cups versions prior to 2.2.7. openSUSE Factory cups version 2.3.3op2-2.1 and prior versions.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2021-05-05T09:35:13.321+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-08T21:03:33.534+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"SUSE\",\n                    \"product\": \"SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"cups\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1.3.9\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"SUSE Manager Server 4.0","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"SUSE\",\n                    \"product\": \"SUSE Manager Server 4.0\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"cups\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"2.2.7\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"SUSE\",\n                    \"product\": \"SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"cups\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"1.7.5\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"openSUSE Leap 15.2","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"openSUSE\",\n                    \"product\": \"openSUSE Leap 15.2\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"cups\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"2.2.7\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Factory","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"openSUSE\",\n                    \"product\": \"Factory\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"cups\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"2.3.3op2-2.1\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"custom\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":3.3,"severity":"LOW"}],"references":["https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184161","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H74BP746O5NNVCBUTLLZYAFBPESFVECV/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S37IDQGHTORQ3Z6VRDQIGBYVOI27YG47/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GWPGZLT3U776Q5YPPSA6LGFWWBDWBVH3/"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25317","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2021-25317","identifiers":["CVE-2021-25317"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}