CVE-2020-8027: openldap uses fixed paths in /tmp

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 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: 2021-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-377

Description

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openldap2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files and gain access to the openldap2 configuration This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.37.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-9.37.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1. openSUSE Leap 15.2 openldap2 versions prior to 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1.

Affected products

openSUSE Openldap2: before 2.4.46-9.37.1; before 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1; before 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1 — fixed in 2.4.46-9.37.1, 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1, 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openSUSE Openldap2 2.4.46-9.37.1, 2.4.46-lp151.10.18.1, 2.4.46-lp152.14.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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