CVE-2020-8018: Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS images of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 allows local attackers with the UID 1000 to escalate to root due to a /etc directory owned by the user This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS version 1.0.1 and prior versions; SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS versions prior to 1.0.3 and prior versions;

Affected products

• Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop: version 15 only

Published 2020-05-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.