CVE-2025-23386: gerbera: Privilege escalation from user gerbera to root because of insecure %post script

Published Apr 10, 2025
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Updated

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the openSUSE Tumbleweed package gerbera allows the service user gerbera to escalate to root.,This issue affects gerbera on openSUSE Tumbleweed before 2.5.0-1.1.

Affected Software

1 affected component
openSUSE gerbera<2.5.0-1.1

Event History

Apr 10, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-23386?

CVE-2025-23386 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for privilege escalation to root access.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-23386?

To fix CVE-2025-23386, upgrade the gerbera package to version 2.5.0-1.1 or later on openSUSE Tumbleweed.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2025-23386?

CVE-2025-23386 affects openSUSE Tumbleweed installations running gerbera versions prior to 2.5.0-1.1.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2025-23386?

CVE-2025-23386 is an Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability that allows the gerbera service user to escalate permissions to root.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2025-23386?

Currently, the best course of action for CVE-2025-23386 is to update to the patched version, as no known effective workaround exists.

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