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

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8022
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersuse
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-06-29 09:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 22:17:03 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-276 | CWE-276 CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Suse Enterprise Storage 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 affected tomcat 9.0.35-3.39.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 affected tomcat 9.0.35-3.39.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS affected tomcat 9.0.35-3.57.3 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For SAP 12-SP2 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For SAP 12-SP3 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For SAP 15 affected tomcat 9.0.35-3.57.3 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified
CNA SUSE SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 affected tomcat 8.0.53-29.32.1 custom Not specified

References

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Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Bug 1172405 – VUL-0: CVE-2020-8022: tomcat: /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf is group-writable for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.suse.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0911-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Matthias Gerstner of SUSE (en)

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