CVE-2020-7040
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 21, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 14, 2020
Description
storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin manually deletes that file.)
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
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-7040
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/3
- [oss-security] CVE-2020-7040: storeBackup: denial of service and symlink attack vector via fixed lockfile path /tmp/storeBackup.lockmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200121 Re: CVE-2020-7040: storeBackup: denial of service and symlink attack vector via fixed lockfile path /tmp/storeBackup.lockmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200122 Re: CVE-2020-7040: storeBackup: denial of service and symlink attack vector via fixed lockfile path /tmp/storeBackup.lockmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200122 Re: CVE-2020-7040: storeBackup: denial of service and symlink attack vector via fixed lockfile path /tmp/storeBackup.lockmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200123 Re: CVE-2020-7040: storeBackup: denial of service and symlink attack vector via fixed lockfile path /tmp/storeBackup.lockmailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0119vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200205 [SECURITY] [DLA 2095-1] storebackup security updatemailing-list
- USN-4508-1vendor-advisory
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