Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2020 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2020-8022User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect default permissions in SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 8.0.53 | GHSA-gc58-v8h3-x2gr |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 9.0.35 | GHSA-gc58-v8h3-x2gr |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0911 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 Re: regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [axis-java-dev] 20210228 axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependency mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [axis-java-dev] 20210307 Re: axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependency mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST