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CVE-2020-8018

User owned /etc in SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS

Published: May 4, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-276
NVD MITRE
8.4CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS images of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 allows local attackers with the UID 1000 to escalate to root due to a /etc directory owned by the user This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS version 1.0.1 and prior versions; SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS versions prior to 1.0.3 and prior versions;

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-276

Affected Products

linux enterprise desktopsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1SUSE
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
susecommercialDEOperating Systems

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163813
bugzilla.suse.com

Timeline

Published
May 4, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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