SB2020042121 - Privilege escalation in targetcli-fb



SB2020042121 - Privilege escalation in targetcli-fb

Published: April 21, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020042121
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10699)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management the socket used by targetclid was world-writable. A local user can use this flaw to modify the iSCSI configuration and gain elevated privileges on the target system. 


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.