CVE-2020-8013 LOW

CVE-2020-8013: permissions: chkstat sets unintended setuid/capabilities for mrsh and wodim

Vendor Suse
Product SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Weakness CWE-59
Published March 2, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

2.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in chkstat of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 set permissions intended for specific binaries on other binaries because it erroneously followed symlinks. The symlinks can't be controlled by attackers on default systems, so exploitation is difficult. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 permissions versions prior to 2015.09.28.1626-17.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 permissions versions prior to 20181116-9.23.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 permissions versions prior to 2013.1.7-0.6.12.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 2, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated