CVE-2019-3690
chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.8
chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-3690- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-13325
6.8
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-13325- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxhx-2gqw-c77x No score
The chkstat tool in the permissions package followed symlinks before commit...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jxhx-2gqw-c77x- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-3690- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2672-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-3688: Changed wrong ownership in /usr/sbin/pinger to root:squid which could have allowed a squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary (bsc#1093414).
- CVE-2019-3690: Fixed a privilege escalation through untrusted symbolic links (bsc#1150734).
- Fixed a regression which caused sagmentation fault (bsc#1157198).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2672-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11165-1 No score
chkstat-1550_20210901-29.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chkstat-1550_20210901-29.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11165-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVSUSE-SU-2019:14237-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-3690: Fixed a privilege escalation through untrusted symlinks (bsc#1150734).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:14237-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3180-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-3688: Changed wrong ownership in /usr/sbin/pinger to root:squid which could have allowed a squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary (bsc#1093414).
- CVE-2019-3690: Fixed a privilege escalation through untrusted symbolic links (bsc#1150734).
- Fixed a regression which caused segmentation fault (bsc#1157198).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3180-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3182-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2019-3688: Changed wrong ownership in /usr/sbin/pinger to root:squid which could have allowed a squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary (bsc#1093414).
- CVE-2019-3690: Fixed a privilege escalation through untrusted symbolic links (bsc#1150734).
- Fixed a regression which caused sagmentation fault (bsc#1157198).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3182-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:3183-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-3688: Changed wrong ownership in /usr/sbin/pinger to root:squid which could have allowed a squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary (bsc#1093414).
- CVE-2019-3690: Fixed a privilege escalation through untrusted symbolic links (bsc#1150734).
Other issue addressed:
- Corrected a badly constracted file which could have allowed treating of the shell environment as permissions files (bsc#1097665,bsc#1047247).
- Fixed a regression which caused sagmentation fault (bsc#1157198).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:3183-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1163-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2020-8013: Fixed a local privilege escalation with mrsh and wodim (bsc#1163922).
Non-security issues fixed:
- Fixed regression where chkstat breaks without /proc available (bsc#1160764, bsc#1160594)
- Fixed capability handling when doing multiple permission changes at once (bsc#1161779)
- Fixed handling of relative directory symlinks in chkstat
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1163-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:2280-1 No score
Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
- Fork package for 12-SP5 (bsc#1155939)
- make btmp root:utmp (bsc#1050467, bsc#1182899)
- pcp: remove no longer needed / conflicting entries (bsc#1171883). Fixes a potential security issue.
- do not follow symlinks that are the final path element (CVE-2020-8013, bsc#1163922)
- fix handling of relative directory symlinks in chkstat
- whitelist postgres sticky directories (bsc#1123886)
- fix regression where chkstat breaks without /proc available (bsc#1160764, bsc#1160594)
- fix capability handling when doing multiple permission changes at once (bsc#1161779,
- fix invalid free() when permfiles points to argv (bsc#1157198)
- the eror should be reported for permfiles[i], not argv[i], as these are not the same files. (bsc#1047247, bsc#1097665)
- fix /usr/sbin/pinger ownership to root:squid (bsc#1093414, CVE-2019-3688)
- fix privilege escalation through untrusted symlinks (bsc#1150734, CVE-2019-3690)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:2280-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
before 2013.1.7-0.6.5.1 | 2013.1.7-0.6.5.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS |
before 2013.1.7-0.6.5.1 | 2013.1.7-0.6.5.1 |
permissionsSUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Enterprise Storage 5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 | 2015.09.28.1626-17.20.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20180125-3.18.1 | 20180125-3.18.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20170707-3.14.1 | 20170707-3.14.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20170707-3.14.1 | 20170707-3.14.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20170707-3.14.1 | 20170707-3.14.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20170707-3.14.1 | 20170707-3.14.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20170707-3.14.1 | 20170707-3.14.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20180125-3.21.1 | 20180125-3.21.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20180125-3.21.1 | 20180125-3.21.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20180125-3.21.1 | 20180125-3.21.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20180125-3.21.1 | 20180125-3.21.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20170707-6.4.1 | 20170707-6.4.1 |
permissionsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 20170707-6.4.1 | 20170707-6.4.1 |
permissionsopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 20181116-lp151.4.9.1 | 20181116-lp151.4.9.1 |
permissionsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1550_20210901.1550-29.2 | 1550_20210901.1550-29.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-3690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Suse Permissions, published December 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in permissions 2013.1.7-0.6.5.1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00024.html
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150734
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3690
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxhx-2gqw-c77x
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-201914237-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1150734
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bugzilla.suse.com/1157198
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3690
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193180-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1093414
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3688
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193182-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20193183-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1047247
bugzilla.suse.com/1097665
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201163-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1160594
bugzilla.suse.com/1160764
bugzilla.suse.com/1161779
bugzilla.suse.com/1163922
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8013
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212280-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1050467
bugzilla.suse.com/1123886
bugzilla.suse.com/1155939
bugzilla.suse.com/1171883
bugzilla.suse.com/1182899
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/RG7IYFDNSRBUQ54SPQV4SRC2ACYCQLTV
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3687