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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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-2637 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4312-1 | Timeshift vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T10:50:57.827Z
Reserved: 2020-03-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-10174
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-03-05T16:15:11.940
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:54:54.730
Link: CVE-2020-10174
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EUVD
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