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CVE-2020-36394
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2021-06-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attacker's home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.
Affected products
- Pam Setquota Project Pam Setquota: before 2020-05-29 — fixed in 2020-05-29
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Pam Setquota Project Pam Setquota 2020-05-29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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