Path traversal in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-28374
Published: January 13, 2021 / Updated: January 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49914
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28374
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c in the Linux kernel. A remote user with access to iSCSI LUN can send a specially crafted XCOPY request and read or write arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28374
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/13/5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=844938
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178372
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.7
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2896c93811e39d63a4d9b63ccf12a8fbc226e5e4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2896c93811e39d63a4d9b63ccf12a8fbc226e5e4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZEUPID5DZYLZBIO4BEVLHFUDZZIFL57/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LTGQDYIEO2GOCOOKADBHEITF44GY55QF/