CVE-2020-21583
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-21583
To remediate CVE-2020-21583, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/util-linux—upgrade to 2.27-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-21583 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.27-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |