CVE-2019-3690 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the chkstat tool within the permissions package, affecting openSUSE Leap. The flaw allowed local attackers to escalate privileges by manipulating symlinks that chkstat followed. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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