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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2019-12-05T15:30:15.557339Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:38:49.600Z

Reserved: 2019-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-3690

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-05T16:15:11.147

Modified: 2020-11-20T16:15:13.777

Link: CVE-2019-3690

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