CVE-2020-10936
First published: Mon May 25 2020(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/sympa | <=6.2.40~dfsg-1<=6.2.40~dfsg-4 | 6.2.40~dfsg-5 6.2.40~dfsg-1+deb10u1 |
| debian/sympa | 6.2.60~dfsg-4 6.2.70~dfsg-2 6.2.72~dfsg-1 | |
| Sympa Sympa | <6.2.56 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =31 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =32 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =10.0 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 |
Remedy
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/download/6.2.56/sympa-6.2.54-sa-2020-002-r2.patch
Remedy
https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/download/6.2.56/sympa-6.1.25-sa-2020-002-r2.patch
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00012.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3J4NZLGAF4ZYK52XEBQDTBNHLGBEPXXN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3TMQ3CORUOWARALACCBG2SBTIGZ5GY5/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4442-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818
- https://sympa-community.github.io/security/2020-002.html
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/pull/944/commits/bc9579c7abddc77c92ad51897bd16aba12383d5f
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943#issuecomment-633278517
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10936
- https://salsa.debian.org/sympa-team/sympa/-/merge_requests/1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-26932
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-26880
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9369
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-29668
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=961491
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-10936
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3J4NZLGAF4ZYK52XEBQDTBNHLGBEPXXN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3TMQ3CORUOWARALACCBG2SBTIGZ5GY5/
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/download/6.2.56/sympa-6.2.54-sa-2020-002-r2.patch
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases/download/6.2.56/sympa-6.1.25-sa-2020-002-r2.patch
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/issues/943
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10936
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10936
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-10936
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2020-10936?
CVE-2020-10936 has a severity rating that allows for privilege escalation in affected versions of Sympa.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10936?
To fix CVE-2020-10936, upgrade Sympa to version 6.2.56 or later.
Which versions of Sympa are affected by CVE-2020-10936?
Affected versions of Sympa include those prior to 6.2.56, such as 6.2.40 and earlier.
On which platforms can CVE-2020-10936 be found?
CVE-2020-10936 has been identified on Debian and Fedora systems, among others.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-10936?
CVE-2020-10936 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited to gain unauthorized access.
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