CVE-2022-45153 — An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in saphanabootstrap-formula of SU

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in saphanabootstrap-formula of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.4 allows local attackers to escalate to root by manipulating the sudo configuratio

01What is this vulnerability?

An Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in saphanabootstrap-formula of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.4 allows local attackers to escalate to root by manipulating the sudo configuration that is created. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SUSE	SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15	SP1 — saphanabootstrap-formula
SUSE	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12	SP5 — saphanabootstrap-formula
openSUSE	openSUSE Leap 15.4	saphanabootstrap-formula

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-18T19:25:05.374Z

09References

• bugzilla.suse.com — https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205990