permissions: chkstat sets unintended setuid/capabilities for mrsh and wodim
Description
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.
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Affected products
30- osv-coords26 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=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/permissions&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 20181116-lp151.4.12.1+ 25 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: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20181116-9.23.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20170707-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20180125-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1
permissions+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: permissions
- (no CPE)range: permissions
- (no CPE)range: permissions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
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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