Description
A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home's user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory's unprivileged user.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-3161 | A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home's user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory's unprivileged user. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5169-1 | oddjob vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T11:14:14.865Z
Reserved: 2020-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-10737
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-05-27T01:15:09.230
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:55:58.020
Link: CVE-2020-10737
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN