CVE-2020-8831CWE-379

World writable root owned lock file created in user controllable location

Medium · published April 22, 2020

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Apport creates a world writable lock file with root ownership in the world writable /var/lock/apport directory. If the apport/ directory does not exist (this is not uncommon as /var/lock is a tmpfs), it will create the directory, otherwise it will simply continue execution using the existing directory. This allows for a symlink attack if an attacker were to create a symlink at /var/lock/apport, changing apport's lock file location. This file could then be used to escalate privileges, for example. Fixed in versions 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.8 and 2.20.11-0ubuntu22.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00651 · 50.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-379 · Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
Published
2020-04-22T21:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 APR 21:15Z
    World writable root owned lock file created in user controllable location
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