A Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.3, openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 did not consider group writable path components, allowing local attackers with access to a group what can write to a location
A Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.3, openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 did not consider group writable path components, allowing local attackers with access to a group what can write to a location included in the path to a privileged binary to influence path resolution. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise…
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | SP5 — permissions |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.3 | permissions |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.4 | permissions |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | permissions |
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.