CVE catalog

CVE-2021-31998

inn2: CVE-2021-31998

Severity: High · CVSS 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 3, 2021, 4:05:19 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of inn of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to escalate their privileges from the news user to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 inn version inn-2.4.2-170.21.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2. openSUSE Leap 15.2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	inn2	sid	`2.7.4-1`	not affected
Debian	inn2	forky	`2.7.4-1`	not affected
Debian	inn2	trixie	`2.7.3-1`	not affected
Debian	inn2	bookworm	`2.7.1-1+deb12u1`	not affected
Suse	inn	linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3	`2.4.2-170.21.3.6.1`	fixed
Suse	inn	linux enterprise server 11 sp4-ltss	`2.4.2-170.21.3.6.1`	fixed
Suse	inn	package hub 15 sp2	`2.6.2-bp152.2.8.1`	fixed
Opensuse	inn	leap 15.2	`2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	inn2	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	inn2	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	inn2	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	inn2	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Suse	inn	rpm	linux enterprise point of sale 11 sp3	`2.4.2-170.21.3.6.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2021:14750-1	Not reported
Suse	inn	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4-ltss	`2.4.2-170.21.3.6.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2021:14750-1	Not reported
Suse	inn	rpm	package hub 15 sp2	`2.6.2-bp152.2.8.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0845-1	Not reported
Opensuse	inn	rpm	leap 15.2	`2.6.2-lp152.2.6.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0830-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[inn2]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm
[inn2-dev]Not affected
Source package: [inn2]
Details (2)
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm
[inn2-inews]Not affected
Source package: [inn2]
Details (2)
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.7.1-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · inn2 · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:56:59 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]