Incorrect default permissions in guest-oslogin - CVE-2020-8907

 

Incorrect default permissions in guest-oslogin - CVE-2020-8907

Published: July 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31711
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2020-8907
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google Cloud Platform
Affected software:
guest-oslogin

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the application. A local user with "roles/compute.osLogin" role can use their membership to the "docker" group and escalate their privileges to root.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-8907

Install updates from vendor's website.

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