SB2022092679 - SUSE update for permissions
Published: September 26, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022092679
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31252)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists within the chkstat tool, which does not check for group-writable parent directories or target files in safeOpen(). A local user can change permissions for critical files and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.