Bug 2238716 (CVE-2020-21583)
| Summary: | CVE-2020-21583 util-linux: arbitrary commands execution via the path parameter | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | msiddiqu |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | aarif, adudiak, agarcial, aoconnor, aprice, asegurap, bdettelb, caswilli, dfreiber, dhalasz, dkuc, drow, fjansen, hkataria, jburrell, jmitchel, jsamir, jsherril, jtanner, kaycoth, kshier, luizcosta, mpierce, nweather, omaciel, orabin, psegedy, stcannon, sthirugn, tsasak, vkrizan, vkumar, vmugicag, yguenane |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | util-linux 2.27-rc1 | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value |
| Doc Text: |
A vulnerability was found in hwclock in util-linux, which allowed non-root users to access the hardware clock. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the path parameter when setting the date.
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| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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| Bug Blocks: | 2238718 | ||
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Description
msiddiqu
2023-09-13 10:25:50 UTC
References: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html |