Fedora EPEL 6 update for sympa

Published: 2020-05-24 | Updated: 2025-04-25

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-10936
CWE-ID	CWE-269
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system sympa Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU47650

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10936

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of privileges within the application. A local user can gain elevated privileges via unknown vectors.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 6.0

sympa: before 6.2.56-1.el6

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-ffaa79c364

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.