CVE-2020-8018

High

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS and SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS images of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 allows local attackers with the UID 1000 to escalate to root due to a /etc directory owned by the user This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SLES15-SP1-CAP-Deployment-BYOS version 1.0.1 and prior versions; SLES15-SP1-CHOST-BYOS versions prior to 1.0.3 and prior versions;

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductSuse Linux Enterprise Desktop
PublishedMay 4, 2020
First seenMay 4, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-276CWE-276

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
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