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CVE-2019-3690 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00024.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150734	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00024.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150734	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
opensuse leap	15.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 20, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 19, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 11, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]