CVE-2020-10699 Privilege escalation in targetcli
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by modifying iSCSI configuration via a world-writable socket in targetcli-fb.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-10699?
CVE-2020-10699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Datera, Inc targetcli, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in Linux, in targetcli-fb versions 2.1.50 and 2.1.51 where the socket used by targetclid was world-writable. If a system enables the targetclid socket, a local attacker can use this flaw to modify the iSCSI configuration and escalate their privileges to root.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10699?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
targetcli Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.1.51-4.el8_2 |
Products include Targetcli-Fb Project Targetcli-Fb.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10699?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2020-10699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvmm-475g-fx2h, RHSA-2020:1933, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10699.