CVE-2020-8026

inn: non-root owned files

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 7, 2020 at 09:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorLeapBackports SleopenSUSE Tumbleweed

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of inn in openSUSE Leap 15.2, openSUSE Tumbleweed, openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local attackers with control of the new user to escalate their privileges to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 inn version 2.6.2-lp152.1.26 and prior versions. openSUSE Tumbleweed inn version 2.6.2-4.2 and prior versions. openSUSE Leap 15.1 inn version 2.5.4-lp151.3.3.1 and prior versions.

Affected

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

inn ≤ v ≤ 2.5.4-lp151.3.3.1inn ≤ v ≤ 2.6.2-lp152.1.2615.115.2inn
v ≤ 2.6.2-4.2inn ≤ v ≤ 2.6.2-4.2inn

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00063.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00064.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00074.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00038.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172573

CVSS

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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