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.
Published: 2021-06-22
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-23925 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.
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Pam Setquota Project Pam Setquota
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:23:10.527Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-36394

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-22T21:15:08.217

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:15:23.943

Link: CVE-2020-36394

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