Bug 1821773 (CVE-2020-8015)

Summary: CVE-2020-8015 exim: Symlink Following could result in privilege escalation
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Michael Kaplan <mkaplan>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Fixed In Version: exim 4.93.0.4-3.1 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1821775, 1821776    
Bug Blocks: 1821774    

Description Michael Kaplan 2020-04-07 15:18:05 UTC
A UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of exim allows local attackers to escalate from user mail to root.

Comment 1 Michael Kaplan 2020-04-07 15:19:00 UTC
Created exim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1821776]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1821775]