trousers: tss user still has read and write access to the /etc/tcsd.conf file if tcsd is started as root
Published Aug 13, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges, the tss user still has read and write access to the /etc/tcsd.conf file (which contains various settings related to this daemon).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.3.14
Configuration 2
- 33
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
trousers-0:0.3.15-1.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1627
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
trousers
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
trousers
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
trousers
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | trousers-0:0.3.15-1.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | trousers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | trousers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | trousers | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 39.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 37.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 22.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 20.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 18.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 53.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/14/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24331 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870056 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164472 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SSDL7COIFCZQMUBNAASNMKMX7W5JUHRD/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24331
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/att-135/tcsd_fixes.patch x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/trousers/mailman/message/37015817/ x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24331
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/14/1
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/14/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24331 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1870056 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164472 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SSDL7COIFCZQMUBNAASNMKMX7W5JUHRD/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24331 | ||
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/att-135/tcsd_fixes.patch | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/trousers/mailman/message/37015817/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24331 | ||
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/14/1 |
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