SB2020081922 - Incorrect permission assignment in NFS server in Linux kernel
Published: August 19, 2020 Updated: March 5, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020081922
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24394)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect assignment of permissions on new filesystem objects when the filesystem lacks ACL support in fs/nfsd/vfs.c (in the NFS server). A local user can read and write arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00007.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=962254
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.8
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22cf8419f1319ff87ec759d0ebdff4cbafaee832
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/