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TI-2019-02712 Aliases CVE-2019-3690GHSA-jxhx-2gqw-c77x

chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links

Priority LOW 34CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed permissions (SUSE): a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSEpermissionsbefore a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230Patch availableCNA
  • permissions VendorSUSE Affected before a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 Fixed in a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA permissions (SUSE) Fixed in a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxhx-2gqw-c77x

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2016-03560 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03506 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04302 Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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