SB2020091812 - OpenSUSE Linux update for hylafax+

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SB2020091812 - OpenSUSE Linux update for hylafax+

Published: September 18, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020091812
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15396)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

In HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise, the faxsetup utility calls chown on files in user-owned directories. By winning a race, a local attacker could use this to escalate his privileges to root.



2) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15397)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise have scripts that execute binaries from directories writable by unprivileged users (e.g., locations under /var/spool/hylafax that are writable by the uucp account). This allows these users to execute code in the context of the user calling these binaries (often root).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References