CVE-2020-21583

2023-08-2219:16:13

Debian Security Bug Tracker

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cve-2020-21583

privilege escalation

arbitrary commands

path parameter

setting date

unix

CVSS3

6.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Debian12allutil-linux< 2.27-1util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian11allutil-linux< 2.27-1util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian999allutil-linux< 2.27-1util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian13allutil-linux< 2.27-1util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Debian	12	all	util-linux	< 2.27-1	util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian	11	all	util-linux	< 2.27-1	util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian	999	all	util-linux	< 2.27-1	util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb
Debian	13	all	util-linux	< 2.27-1	util-linux_2.27-1_all.deb