What is CVE-2020-36394?

CVE-2020-36394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pam Setquota Project. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-06-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-36394?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pam Setquota Project

CVE-2020-36394

pam_setquota.c in the pam_setquota module before 2020-05-29 for Linux-PAM allows local attackers to set their quota on an arbitrary filesystem, in certain situations where the attacker's home directory is a FUSE filesystem mounted under /home.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pam_setquota_project Pam_setquota
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36394?: CVE-2020-36394 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pam Setquota Project. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-36394?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.