Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-14367 |
CWE-ID | CWE-59 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU46134
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14367
CWE-ID:
CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when creating the PID file under the "/var/run/chrony" folder. A remote authenticated attacker can create a symlink with the default PID file name pointing to any destination file in the system, resulting in data loss and a denial of service (DoS).
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
net-misc/chrony to version: 3.5.1
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-23
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.