CVE-2019-3690 — chkstat follows untrusted symbolic links
The chkstat tool in the permissions package followed symlinks before commit a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 (please also check the additional hardenings after this fix)…
Published: 2019-12-05 · CVSS: 6.8 · CVSS 3.1
The chkstat tool in the permissions package followed symlinks before commit a9e1d26cd49ef9ee0c2060c859321128a6dd4230 (please also check the additional hardenings after this fix). This allowed local attackers with control over a path that is traversed by chkstat to escalate privileges.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7