DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21583

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-21583
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21583.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21583
Upstream
Published
2023-08-22T19:16:13Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:16:12Z
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in hwclock.13-v2.27 allows attackers to gain escalated privlidges or execute arbitrary commands via the path parameter when setting the date.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}