What is CVE-2019-3690?

CVE-2019-3690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-3690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Leap

CVE-2019-3690

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Suse Permissions — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

meissner@suse.de (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3690?: CVE-2019-3690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-3690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.