CVE-2020-15704 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Canonical's ppp package and Ubuntu Linux. It stems from incorrect handling of module loading in the modprobe child process, allowing a local non-root attacker to read arbitrary root files by manipulating the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, though it has received some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.7-1\+ubuntu1.16.04.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.4.7-2\+2ubuntu1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.4.7-2\+4.1ubuntu5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3\+esm2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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