USN-5169-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5169-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5169-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5169-1
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Related
Published
2022-08-09T11:29:53.706215Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:41Z
Summary
oddjob vulnerability
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / oddjob

Package

Name
oddjob
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oddjob@0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.34.3-1
0.34.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob-mkhomedir"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5169-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-10737"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / oddjob

Package

Name
oddjob
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oddjob@0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.34.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob-mkhomedir"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5169-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-10737"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / oddjob

Package

Name
oddjob
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/oddjob@0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.34.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "oddjob-mkhomedir"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5169-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-10737"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}