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title: "CVE-2020-8024\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2020-8024

Publication date 29 June 2020

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8024?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of hylafax+
of openSUSE Leap 15.2, openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Factory allows local
attackers to escalate from user uucp to users calling hylafax binaries.
This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.2 hylafax+ versions prior to
7.0.2-lp152.2.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 hylafax+ version 5.6.1-lp151.3.7 and
prior versions. openSUSE Factory hylafax+ versions prior to 7.0.2-2.1.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| hylafax | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8024)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8024)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-8024)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8024)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172731>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8024>