CVE-2019-20044
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 24, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 27, 2019
Description
In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module zmodload with a module that calls setuid().
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://zsh.sourceforge.net/releases.html
- https://github.com/XMB5/zsh-privileged-upgrade
- https://www.zsh.org/mla/zsh-announce/141
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200302 [SECURITY] [DLA 2117-1] zsh security updatemailing-list
- FEDORA-2020-3f38f3e517vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-9009363f0fvendor-advisory
- GLSA-202003-55vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168
- 20200529 APPLE-SA-2020-05-26-1 iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5mailing-list
- 20200529 APPLE-SA-2020-05-26-5 watchOS 6.2.5mailing-list
- 20200529 APPLE-SA-2020-05-26-3 macOS Catalina 10.15.5, Security Update 2020-003 Mojave, Security Update 2020-003 High Sierramailing-list
- 20200529 APPLE-SA-2020-05-26-4 tvOS 13.4.5mailing-list
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168
- https://support.apple.com/HT211170
- https://support.apple.com/HT211171
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201201 [SECURITY] [DLA 2470-1] zsh security updatemailing-list
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