SB2020052731 - Privilege escalation in Sympa
Published: May 27, 2020 Updated: October 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052731
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10936)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3J4NZLGAF4ZYK52XEBQDTBNHLGBEPXXN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3TMQ3CORUOWARALACCBG2SBTIGZ5GY5/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/