CVE catalog
CVE-2022-31256
sendmail: CVE-2022-31256
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.25% · Oct 25, 2026
A Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in a script called by the sendmail systemd service of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root. This issue affects: SUSE openSUSE Factory sendmail versions prior to 8.17.1-1.1.
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 | sendmail | sid | 8.18.2-2 | not affected |
| Debian | sendmail | forky | 8.18.2-2 | not affected |
| Debian | sendmail | trixie | 8.18.1-6 | not affected |
| Debian | sendmail | bookworm | 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 | not affected |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server 15-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-bcl | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-bcl | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | manager proxy 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | manager retail branch server 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | manager server 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | enterprise storage 6 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | enterprise storage 7 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | sendmail | leap 15.3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | sendmail | leap 15.4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | sendmail | linux enterprise module for legacy 12 | 8.14.9-4.6.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | sendmail | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sendmail | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sendmail | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | sendmail | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise module for package hub 15 sp4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp1-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-espos | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp2-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server 15-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-bcl | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp1-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-bcl | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp2-ltss | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp2 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | manager proxy 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | manager retail branch server 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | manager server 4.1 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | enterprise storage 6 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | enterprise storage 7 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | sendmail | rpm | leap 15.3 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | sendmail | rpm | leap 15.4 | 8.15.2-150000.8.9.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | sendmail | rpm | linux enterprise module for legacy 12 | 8.14.9-4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2022:3898-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmilter1.0.1]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [libmilter-dev]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [rmail]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sendmail]Not affected
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sendmail-base]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sendmail-bin]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sendmail-cf]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sendmail-doc]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
- [sensible-mda]Not affected
Source package: [sendmail]
Details (4)
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsNot affected
dsa · sendmail · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2022_3898-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:3898-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:3899-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-31256]
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