init_tmp in TeeJee.FileSystem.vala in Timeshift before 20.03 unsafely reuses a preexisting temporary directory in the predictable location /tmp/timeshift. It follows symlinks in this location or uses directories owned by unprivileged users. Because Timeshift also executes scripts under this location, an attacker can attempt to win a race condition to replace scripts created by Timeshift with attacker-controlled scripts. Upon success, an attacker-controlled script is executed with full root privileges. This logic is practically always triggered when Timeshift runs regardless of the command-line arguments used.
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Published : 2020-03-05 16:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:54
NVD link : CVE-2020-10174
Mitre link : CVE-2020-10174
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-10174
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Products Affected
fedoraproject
- fedora
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
timeshift_project
- timeshift