CVE-2019-3690

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p36

Published

Dec 5, 2019 (Dec 5, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: opensuse
Products: leap
Weakness: CWE-59
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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