CVE-2020-36394

Public Exploit

Description

pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attacker's home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.

7.0

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Third-Party Advisory seclists.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/169	mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36394?: CVE-2020-36394 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36394?: To fix CVE-2020-36394, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-36394 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-36394 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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