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CVE-2020-36394

Published: Jun 22, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36394
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attackers home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Pam_setquotaPam_setquota_project*2020-05-29 (excluding)
PamUbuntugroovy*
PamUbuntuhirsute*
PamUbuntuimpish*
PamUbuntutrusty*

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