vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-13776
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 3, 2020 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 3, 2020
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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