chkstat Tool symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in chkstat Tool. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-3690. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in chkstat Tool (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 12/05/2019 as Bug 1150734 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-3690 since 01/03/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230

Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
12/05/2019 +336 days 🔍
12/06/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1150734
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-3690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-3690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146730

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2019 07:36
Updated: 03/07/2024 17:59
Changes: 12/06/2019 07:36 (38), 12/06/2019 07:41 (11), 03/07/2024 17:59 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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