CVE-2020-13882

Published Jun 18, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
CISOfy Lynis before 3.0.0 has Incorrect Access Control because of a TOCTOU race condition. The routine to check the log and report file permissions was not working as intended and could be bypassed locally. Because of the race, an unprivileged attacker can set up a log and report file, and control that up to the point where the specific routine is doing its check. After that, the file can be removed, recreated, and used for additional attacks.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-6090 CISOfy Lynis before 3.0.0 has Incorrect Access Control because of a TOCTOU race condition. The routine to check the log and report file permissions was not working as intended and could be bypassed locally. Because of the race, an unprivileged attacker can set up a log and report file, and control that up to the point where the specific routine is doing its check. After that, the file can be removed, recreated, and used for additional attacks.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:32 PM
Reserved
Jun 6, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 18, 2020, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM