Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-15862 |
CWE-ID | CWE-732 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component net-snmp (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU45745
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15862
CWE-ID:
CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions set by the Net-snmp installed on Debian-based systems. A remote user can overwrite files in net-snmp directory via EXTEND MIB and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A): 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9: 7.0
net-snmp (Red Hat package): before 5.7.2-38.el7_6.3
CPE2.3https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0358
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.