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Ubuntu: USN-4508-1 (CVE-2020-7040): StoreBackup vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4508-1 (CVE-2020-7040): StoreBackup vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/21/2020
Created
09/19/2020
Added
09/17/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin manually deletes that file.)

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-storebackup

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