Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2020· Updated Sep 16, 2024
"easy" permission profile allows everyone execute dumpcap and read all network traffic
CVE-2019-3687
Description
The permission package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server allowed all local users to run dumpcap in the "easy" permission profile and sniff network traffic. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server permissions versions starting from 85c83fef7e017f8ab7f8602d3163786d57344439 to 081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa.
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Affected products
6- Range: >=85c83fef7e017f8ab7f8602d3163786d57344439 <=081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/permissions&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1
< 20181116-lp151.4.12.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 20181116-lp151.4.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20200127-lp153.24.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1550_20210901.1550-29.2
- (no CPE)range: < 20181116-9.23.1
- Range: permissions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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