CVE-2020-8022

Public Exploit
User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of tomcat on SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 allows local attackers to escalate from group tomcat to root. This issue affects: SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
Affected: SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
Affected: SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
Affected: SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
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References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00066.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf50d02409e5732c4ee37f19a193af171251a25a652599ce3c2bc69e7%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra87ec20a0f4b226c81c7eed27e5d7433ccdc41e61a8da408a45f0fa1%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5be80ba868a11a1f64e4922399f171b8619bca4bc2039f79cf913928%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r393d4f431683e99c839b4aed68f720b8583bca6c35cd84adccaa02be%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8022?
CVE-2020-8022 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8022?
To fix CVE-2020-8022, 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-2020-8022 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8022 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8022?
CVE-2020-8022 affects SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8.
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