VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-24394

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-08-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.7.8, fs/nfsd/vfs.c (in the NFS server) can set incorrect permissions on new filesystem objects when the filesystem lacks ACL support, aka CID-22cf8419f131. This occurs because the current umask is not considered.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Primary references