CVE-2020-8032

Local privilege escalation to root due to insecure tmp file usage

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Published Feb 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

openSUSE

Factory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`cyrus-sasl`	affected	≤ 2.1.27-4.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:cyrus-sasl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28944	A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in the packaging of cyrus-sasl of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cyrus-sasl version 2.1.27-4.2 and prior versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.352% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180669

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Cyrus-sasl

Weaknesses

CWE-377

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: suse
Published: Feb 25, 2021, 9:15 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:03 PM
Reserved: Jan 27, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 25, 2021, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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