"easy" permission profile allows everyone execute dumpcap and read all network traffic
Published Jan 24, 2020
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
Description
The permission package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server allowed all local users to run dumpcap in the "easy" permission profile and sniff network traffic. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server permissions versions starting from 85c83fef7e017f8ab7f8602d3163786d57344439 to 081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa.
Affected products
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- Version permissionsStatusaffectedConstraints
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 18.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 20.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.47% (0.01474) | 32.51th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 7.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.33% (0.00332) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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