squid: /usr/sbin/pinger packaged with wrong permission
Priority LOW 31CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The /usr/sbin/pinger binary packaged with squid in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 4.8-5.8.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including 3.5.21-26.17.1 had squid:root, 0750 permissions. This allowed an attacker that compromissed the squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00336 27th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | squid – 4.8-5.8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | squid – 3.5.21-26.17.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 VendorSUSE Affected squid – 4.8-5.8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 VendorSUSE Affected squid – 3.5.21-26.17.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 12 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 12 sp2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 12 sp3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 12 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 12 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 12 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3688
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx4x-652m-w4fw
References
More Suse Linux Enterprise Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2014-01166 Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-01165 The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-00189 The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-03716 Observable discrepancy in Intel Most Modern Operating Systems CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
Sources
- CVE-2019-3688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx4x-652m-w4fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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