CVE-2020-8023

Public Exploit
Local privilege escalation from ldap to root when using OPENLDAP_CONFIG_BACKEND=ldap in openldap2

Description

A acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data vulnerability in the start script of openldap2 of SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, 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; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to escalate privileges from user ldap to root. This issue affects: SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.26-0.74.13.1,. SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.26-0.74.13.1,. SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.26-0.74.13.1,. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY openldap2-client-openssl1 versions prior to 2.4.26-0.74.13.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.26-0.74.13.1,. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.31.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.31.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.41-18.71.2. openSUSE Leap 15.1 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp151.10.12.1. openSUSE Leap 15.2 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp152.14.3.1.

Category

7.7
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory suse.com
Affected: SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY
Affected: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
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
Affected: openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1
Affected: openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.2
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References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172698 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8023?
CVE-2020-8023 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8023?
To fix CVE-2020-8023, 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-2020-8023 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8023 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-2020-8023?
CVE-2020-8023 affects SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY, SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS, 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, openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.2.
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