Vulnerability identifier: #VU67623
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31252
CWE-ID:
CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
permissions
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system package or component
Vendor: SUSE
Description
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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
permissions: before 20201225-150400.5.11.1
External links
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203018
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.