CVE-2020-8025 (GCVE-0-2020-8025)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-07 10:10 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
outdated entries in permissions profiles for /var/lib/pcp/tmp/* may cause security issues
Summary
A Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions vulnerability in the permissions package of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Tumbleweed sets the permissions for some of the directories of the pcp package to unintended settings. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 permissions versions prior to 20170707-3.24.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS permissions versions prior to 20180125-3.27.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 permissions versions prior to 20180125-3.27.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 permissions versions prior to 20181116-lp151.4.24.1. openSUSE Tumbleweed permissions versions prior to 20200624.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-279 - Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171883 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 |
Affected:
permissions , < 20170707-3.24.1
(custom)
|
|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS |
Affected:
permissions , < 20180125-3.27.1
(custom)
|
|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 |
Affected:
permissions , < 20180125-3.27.1
(custom)
|
|
| openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 15.1 |
Affected:
permissions , < 20181116-lp151.4.24.1
(custom)
|
|
| openSUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed |
Affected:
permissions , < 20200624
(custom)
|
Date Public
2020-07-06 00:00
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