CVE-2019-3690

Summary

CVECVE-2019-3690
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-05 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-11-20 16:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe chkstat tool in the permissions package followed symlinks before commit a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 (please also check the additional hardenings after this fix). This allowed local attackers with control over a path that is traversed by chkstat to escalate privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2672-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 1150734 – VUL-0: CVE-2019-3690: permissions: chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links CONFIRM bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Malte Kraus of SUSE

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 750751 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for permissions (SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1)
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