chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
chkstat in SuSE Linux 9.0 through 10.0 allows local users to modify permissions of files by creating a hardlink to a file from a world-writable directory, which can cause the link count to drop to 1 when the file is deleted or replaced, which is then modified by chkstat to use weaker permissions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 9.2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3321
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cr2w-jqc8-qg2m
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2005-3321 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3321 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cr2w-jqc8-qg2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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