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CVE-2020-8016

A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the packaging of texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users to corrupt files or potentially escalate privileges. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.

  • Published: Apr 2, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-8016
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.4
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
opensuse / texlive-filesystem - 2017.135-9.5.1
opensuse / texlive-filesystem - 2013.74-16.5.1
opensuse / texlive-filesystem - 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1