Security update for permissions
This update for permissions fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-3687: Fixed a privilege escalation which could allow a local user to read network traffic if wireshark is installed (bsc#1148788)
- CVE-2020-8013: Fixed an issue where chkstat set unintended setuid/capabilities for mrsh and wodim (bsc#1163922).
Non-security issues fixed:
- Fixed a regression where chkstat breaks without /proc available (bsc#1160764, bsc#1160594).
- Fixed capability handling when doing multiple permission changes at once (bsc#1161779).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.
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Submitted by
Matthias Gerstner (mgerstner)
Fixed bugs
bnc#1148788
VUL-0: CVE-2019-3687: permissions: easy profile allows everyone execute dumpcap and read all network traffic
bnc#1160594
chkstat fix in permissions package breaks installation-images builds (for OES2018SP2)
bnc#1160764
chkstat writes junk to output
bnc#1161779
chkstat: capability handling broken when doing multiple changes to file at once
bnc#1163922
VUL-0: EMBARGOED: CVE-2020-8013: permissions: chkstat sets unintended setuid/capabilities for mrsh and wodim
