Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2022 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2022-31252permissions: chkstat does not check for group-writable parent directories or target files in safeOpen()
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in openSUSE Leap 15.3 from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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 Server 12-SP5 permissions versions prior to 20170707. openSUSE Leap 15.3 permissions versions prior to 20200127. openSUSE Leap 15.4 permissions versions prior to 20201225. openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 permissions versions prior to 20181225.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 | permissions – before 20170707 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.3 | permissions – before 20200127 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.4 | permissions – before 20201225 |
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | permissions – before 20181225 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N