CVE-2020-27746: debian debian_linux Race Condition
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-27746
Published 27-11-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-27746 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Race Condition vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 14Timeline
- 27-11-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 exposes Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor because xauth for X11 magic cookies is affected by a race condition in a read operation on the /proc filesystem.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsLow 3.7Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST3.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.83% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.83%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Schedmd1 product
- slurm< 19.05.8 | ≥ 20.0.0, < 20.02.6
Ubuntu1 product
- slurm-llnl< 17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | < 19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
3 vendors · 3 products
