CVE-2020-27187
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-27187
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202010-8
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 4.2.0-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.2.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.2.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.2.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.2.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.2.0-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.