vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-24332: ELSA-2021-1627: trousers security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 13, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 13, 2020
Added
May 26, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the creation of the system.data file is prone to symlink attacks. The tss user can be used to create or corrupt existing files, which could possibly lead to a DoS attack.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-trousersoracle-linux-upgrade-trousers-develoracle-linux-upgrade-trousers-lib
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