permissions: chkstat sets unintended setuid/capabilities for mrsh and wodim
Published Mar 2, 2020
2.5
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.32%
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.
Affected products
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- Version permissionsStatusaffectedConstraints<2013.1.7-0.6.12.1
- Version
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- Version permissionsStatusaffectedConstraints<2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- Version
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- Version permissionsStatusaffectedConstraints<20181116-9.23.1
- 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 11 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | n/a |
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| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 11
- 12
- 15
No data.
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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 3, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 22.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 24.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163922 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163922 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
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