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CVE-2020-27187

Published: Oct 26, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is not properly checked. An attacker on the local machine can replace /etc/fstab, and execute mount and other partitioning related commands, while KDE Partition Manager is running. the mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

kde
oss-project·DEaka kde community
partition managerOn-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890199
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0
github.com
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt
kde.org
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