CVE-2020-8022

User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges

Published: Jun 29, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-276

7.7HIGH

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of tomcat on SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 allows local attackers to escalate from group tomcat to root. This issue affects: SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-276

Affected Products

Novell Inc.

commercial·DEaka SUSE

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5On-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCLOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCLOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7On-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Maven

package-ecosystem

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

OSS Libraries

apache

oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server

tomcatOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

opensuse

oss-project·DE

leapOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405

bugzilla.suse.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00066.html

lists.opensuse.org

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf50d02409e5732c4ee37f19a193af171251a25a652599ce3c2bc69e7%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

lists.apache.org

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