CVE-2020-24612

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2020 at 08:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSelinux Policy

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

An issue was discovered in the selinux-policy (aka Reference Policy) package 3.14 through 2020-08-24 because the .config/Yubico directory is mishandled. Consequently, when SELinux is in enforced mode, pam-u2f is not allowed to read the user's U2F configuration file. If configured with the nouserok option (the default when configured by the authselect tool), and that file cannot be read, the second factor is disabled. An attacker with only the knowledge of the password can then log in, bypassing 2FA.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.14 ≤ v ≤ 2020-08-24

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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