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CVE-2019-20373

Published: 9 January 2020

LTSP LDM through 2.18.06 allows fat-client root access because the LDM_USERNAME variable may have an empty value if the user's shell lacks support for Bourne shell syntax. This is related to a run-x-session script.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ldm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal
Released (2:2.18.06-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1)
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H