SB2020081705 - Privilege escalation in Net-snmp
Published: August 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020081705
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15861)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in snmpd. A local user can bypass implemented security mechanism via *snmp-mibs-downloader package* and execute arbitrary commands on the system as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.