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CVE-2018-17954: An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root use...

CVE-2018-17954 · published 6 years ago
Summary

An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root users on any crowbar managed node to cause become root on any other node. This issue affects: SUSE OpenSta...

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
suse openstack_cloud 7.0
8.0
9.0
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse openstack_cloud_crowbar 8.0
9.0
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud_crowbar:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root use...
An Improper Privilege Management in crowbar of SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 allows root users on any crowbar managed node to cause become root on any other node. This issue affects: SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 crowbar-core versions prior to 4.0+git.1578392992.fabfd186c-9.63.1, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-cinder versions prior to 8.0+git.1579279939.ee7da88-3.39.3, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ardana-ansible versions prior to 9.0+git.1581611758.f694f7d-3.16.1, ardana-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-core versions prior to 5.0+git.1582968668.1a55c77c5-3.35.4, crowbar-. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 crowbar-core versions prior to 6.0+git.1582892022.cbd70e833-3.19.3, crowbar-.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
Timeline
Published3 Apr 2020
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
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