CVE catalog

CVE-2020-15396

hylafax: CVE-2020-15396

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 30, 2020, 12:15:12 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

In HylaFAX+ through 7.0.2 and HylaFAX Enterprise, the faxsetup utility calls chown on files in user-owned directories. By winning a race, a local attacker could use this to escalate his privileges to root.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	hylafax	sid	`3:6.0.7-13`	fixed
Debian	hylafax	forky	`3:6.0.7-13`	fixed
Debian	hylafax	trixie	`3:6.0.7-11.1`	fixed
Debian	hylafax	bookworm	`3:6.0.7-5`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.10	`7.0.0-r4`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.11	`7.0.1-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.12	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.13	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.14	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.15	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.16	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.17	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.18	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.19	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.20	`7.0.2-r2`	fixed
Alpine	hylafaxplus	3.9	`7.0.0-r1`	fixed
Suse	hylafax+	package hub 15 sp2	`7.0.3-bp152.3.4.1`	fixed
Opensuse	hylafax+	leap 15.2	`7.0.3-lp152.3.6.1`	fixed
Opensuse	hylafax+	leap 15.1	`7.0.3-lp151.4.6.1`	fixed
Suse	hylafax+	package hub 15 sp1	`7.0.3-bp151.6.4.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	hylafax	source	sid	`3:6.0.7-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[964198]
Debian	hylafax	source	forky	`3:6.0.7-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[964198]
Debian	hylafax	source	trixie	`3:6.0.7-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[964198]
Debian	hylafax	source	bookworm	`3:6.0.7-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[964198]
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.10	`7.0.0-r4`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.11	`7.0.1-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.12	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.13	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.14	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.15	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.16	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.17	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.18	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.19	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.20	`7.0.2-r2`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Alpine	hylafaxplus	apk	3.9	`7.0.0-r1`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2020-15396	Not reported
Suse	hylafax+	rpm	package hub 15 sp2	`7.0.3-bp152.3.4.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1438-1	Not reported
Opensuse	hylafax+	rpm	leap 15.2	`7.0.3-lp152.3.6.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1209-1	Not reported
Opensuse	hylafax+	rpm	leap 15.1	`7.0.3-lp151.4.6.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1210-1	Not reported
Suse	hylafax+	rpm	package hub 15 sp1	`7.0.3-bp151.6.4.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1231-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #964198]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[hylafax-client]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
[hylafax-client-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
[hylafax-server]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
[hylafax-server-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12
- 3:6.0.7-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · bookworm; dsa · hylafax · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[hylafax-client]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
[hylafax-client-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
[hylafax-server]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
[hylafax-server-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [hylafax]
Details (2)
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13
- 3:6.0.7-11.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3:6.0.7-3.1
  dsa · hylafax · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:13 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]