CVE-2020-7040
storebackup - security update
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
Description
storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin manually deletes that file.)
How to fix CVE-2020-7040
To remediate CVE-2020-7040, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.2.1-2 or later
- —upgrade to 3.2.1-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2020-7040 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.2.1-2
- from 0, < 3.2.1-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |