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CVE-2020-21583

Medium

Description

An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability—
ProductKernel Util-linux
PublishedAug 22, 2023
First seenAug 22, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-78OS command injection

How to fix

Update
  • kernel util-linux2.27 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
kernel util-linuxv < 2.272.27

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