vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-10737: Moderate: oddjob security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2020:4687)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 27, 2020 | Nov 5, 2020 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 27, 2020
Added
Nov 5, 2020
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home's user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory's unprivileged user.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-oddjobcentos-upgrade-oddjob-debuginfocentos-upgrade-oddjob-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-oddjob-mkhomedircentos-upgrade-oddjob-mkhomedir-debuginfo
References
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