CVE-2020-8933 in Google and OpenSuse Products
Published on June 22, 2020
Priviged Escalation in Google Cloud Platform's Guest-OSLogin
A vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform's guest-oslogin versions between 20190304 and 20200507 allows a user that is only granted the role "roles/compute.osLogin" to escalate privileges to root. Using the membership to the "lxd" group, an attacker can attach host devices and filesystems. Within an lxc container, it is possible to attach the host OS filesystem and modify /etc/sudoers to then gain administrative privileges. All images created after 2020-May-07 (20200507) are fixed, and if you cannot update, we recommend you edit /etc/group/security.conf and remove the "lxd" user from the OS Login entry.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-8933
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Affected Versions
Google LLC guest-oslogin:- Version 20190304 and below 20200507 is affected.
- Version 20200507 is unaffected.
- Version 20190304.00 and below 20200507 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
23.19%
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.