Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting permissions package, versions <20180125-3.18.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-PERMISSIONS-2722305
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Dec 2019

Introduced: 5 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-3688  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 permissions to version 20180125-3.18.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream permissions package and not the permissions package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1