CVE-2022-31252

Privileged path manipulation via unchecked group-writable components

Published Oct 6, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Incorrect authorization in chkstat in SUSE and openSUSE Linux products allows local users to influence privileged binary path resolution. The safeOpen() validation accepts paths whose parent directories or target files are group-writable instead of rejecting group-controlled components. Exploitation requires group write access to such a component and permits substitution along a privileged binary path; no guaranteed privilege-escalation outcome is documented.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in chkstat in SUSE and openSUSE Linux products allows local users to influence privileged binary path resolution. The safeOpen() validation accepts paths whose parent directories or target files are group-writable instead of rejecting group-controlled components. Exploitation requires group write access to such a component and permits substitution along a privileged binary path; no guaranteed privilege-escalation outcome is documented.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-31252
Published
Oct 6, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
OpenSUSE
Product
openSUSE Leap
Classifications
CWE-863, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=permissions <20200127
  2. Affected versionversion=permissions <20201225

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenSUSE · openSUSE Leapversion=permissions <20200127; version=permissions <20201225
SUSE · SUSE Linux Enterprise Serverversion=permissions <20170707
OpenSUSE · openSUSE Leap Microversion=permissions <20181225

Published CVSS scores

6.7SUSECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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