# CVE-2019-3687: "easy" permission profile allows everyone execute dumpcap and read all network traffic

- Severity: CVSS 4.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148788
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00010.html

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