CVE-2019-3690
chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Dec 5, 2019
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 3, 2019
Description
The 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | suse |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
permissionsSUSE |
|
References
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