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Debian: CVE-2021-20001: debian-edu-config -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-20001: debian-edu-config -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/11/2022
Created
02/18/2022
Added
02/17/2022
Modified
02/24/2022

Description

It was discovered, that debian-edu-config, a set of configuration files used for the Debian Edu blend, before 2.12.16 configured insecure permissions for the user web shares (~/public_html), which could result in privilege escalation.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-debian-edu-config

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