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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5169.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5169-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'oddjob' package(s) announced via the USN-5169-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'oddjob' package(s) announced via the USN-5169-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir
tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this
to setup a symlink attack and change permissions on files on the host filesystem.

Affected Software/OS:
'oddjob' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.7

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-10737
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10737
https://pagure.io/oddjob/c/10b8aaa1564b723a005b53acc069df71313f4cac?branch
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