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CVE-2020-21583 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804 CVEExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0006/ CVE
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=786804 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132061/hwclock-Privilege-Escalation.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kernel util-linux
< 2.27

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-21583
NVD Published Date:
Aug 22, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-21583 Details - Not Deferred