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CVE-2020-8024: Problematic permissions in hylafax+ packaging allow escalation from uucp to other users

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of hylafax+ of openSUSE Leap 15.2, openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user uucp to users calling hylafax binaries. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-lp152.2.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 hylafax+ version 5.6.1-lp151.3.7 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-2.1.

Affected products

• openSUSE Hylafax+: before 7.0.2-lp152.2.1; before 5.6.1-lp151.3.7; before 7.0.2-2.1 — fixed in 5.6.1-lp151.3.7, 7.0.2-2.1, 7.0.2-lp152.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openSUSE Hylafax+ 5.6.1-lp151.3.7, 7.0.2-2.1, 7.0.2-lp152.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00022.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731

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