Suse · Squid · CVE-2019-3688
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 versions prior to 4.8-5.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 versions prior to 3.5.21-26.17.1
**Description**
The issue concerns the /usr/sbin/pinger binary packaged with squid, which had `squid:root` and `0750` permissions. This allowed an attacker who compromised the squid user to gain persistence by modifying the binary.
**Recommendations**
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 versions prior to 4.8-5.8.1, update to version 4.8-5.8.1 or later to resolve the issue.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 versions prior to 3.5.21-26.17.1, update to version 3.5.21-26.17.1 or later to resolve the issue.