CVE-2020-8022

User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: June 29, 2020 at 08:20 AM UTC

Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC

8 products affected across 3 vendorsLeapTomcatLinux Enterprise Server· also runs on 4 platforms

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

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

Tomcat · Apache

95%

v < 8.0.53-29.32.1v < 9.0.35-3.39.1v < 9.0.35-3.57.3*

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.39.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.57.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

suse-enterprise-storage (environment) · suse-linux-enterprise-server (environment) · suse-openstack-cloud (environment) · suse-openstack-cloud-crowbar (environment)

Leap · openSUSEdrupal

95%

15.1

Enterprise Storage · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.15.0tomcat

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Linux Enterprise Server · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.1tomcat ≤ v < 9.0.35-3.39.1tomcat ≤ v < 9.0.35-3.57.312 15 tomcat

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.39.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.57.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Linux Enterprise Server for SAP · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.1tomcat ≤ v < 9.0.35-3.57.3tomcat

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.57.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Openstack Cloud · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.17.0 8.0 tomcat

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Openstack Cloud Crowbar · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.18.0 tomcat

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL · SUSE

90%

tomcat ≤ v < 8.0.53-29.32.1tomcat

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Enterprise Storage · SUSE

95%

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Linux Enterprise Server · SUSE

95%

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.39.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.0.35-3.57.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Openstack Cloud · SUSE

95%

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Openstack Cloud Crowbar · SUSE

95%

Affected range stops below 8.0.53-29.32.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00066.html

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r393d4f431683e99c839b4aed68f720b8583bca6c35cd84adccaa02be%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5be80ba868a11a1f64e4922399f171b8619bca4bc2039f79cf913928%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra87ec20a0f4b226c81c7eed27e5d7433ccdc41e61a8da408a45f0fa1%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf50d02409e5732c4ee37f19a193af171251a25a652599ce3c2bc69e7%40%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-276

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