CVE-Katalog

CVE-2020-10737

oddjob affected and fixed versions

A race condition was found in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package in versions before 0.34.5 and 0.34.6 wherein, during the home creation, mkhomedir copies the /etc/skel directory into the newly created home and changes its ownership to the home's user without properly checking the homedir path. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage this issue by creating a symlink point to a target folder, which then has its ownership transferred to the new home directory's unprivileged user.

Schweregrad: Medium · CVSS 6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: May 7, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.29% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[oddjob][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiantrixie	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiansid	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiansid	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianforky	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianforky	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianbookworm	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianbookworm	oddjob	`0.34.7-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]

Showing 8 fix observations. All 11 observations, including unknown and conflicting reports, are available below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debianbookworm	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianbookworm	oddjob	`0.34.7-1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianforky	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debianforky	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiansid	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiansid	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiantrixie	oddjob	`0.34.6-1`	FixedDistribution-reported fixed boundary	[CVE-2020-10737]
Debiantrixie	oddjob	`0.34.7-2.1`	Fixed	[CVE-2020-10737]
Opensusetumbleweed	oddjob	`0.34.5-1.9`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11109-1]May 7, 2025, 6:11:16 PM UTC
Ubuntupro	oddjob	`0.34.4-1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[USN-5169-1]Jun 25, 2026, 1:30:52 PM UTC[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10737]Feb 4, 2026, 3:36:47 AM UTC
Ubuntupro	oddjob	`0.34.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	UnknownSource applicability is not established	[USN-5169-1]Jun 25, 2026, 1:30:52 PM UTC[UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10737]Feb 4, 2026, 3:36:47 AM UTC

Original provider fields

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[Debian bug #960089]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Die Paketzuordnung läuft.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[oddjob]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (2)
- 0.34.7-1+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · bookworm; dsa · oddjob · debian · 12
- 0.34.7-1+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · bookworm; dsa · oddjob · debian · 12
[oddjob-mkhomedir]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (2)
- 0.34.7-1+b2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · bookworm; dsa · oddjob · debian · 12
- 0.34.7-1+b2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · bookworm; dsa · oddjob · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[oddjob]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (2)
- 0.34.7-2.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · 13
- 0.34.7-2.1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · 13
[oddjob-mkhomedir]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (2)
- 0.34.7-2.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · 13
- 0.34.7-2.1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.6-1
  dsa · oddjob · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[oddjob]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (1)
- 0.34.7-3.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Behoben · Behoben: 0.34.5-1.9
  dsa · oddjob · opensuse · tumbleweed
[oddjob-mkhomedir]Unbekannt
Quellpaket: [oddjob]
Details (1)
- 0.34.7-3.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unbekannt · Behoben: 0.34.5-1.9
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · oddjob · opensuse · tumbleweed

Beobachtet: Oct 23, 2026, 5:46:25 PM UTC

Referenzen

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