CVE-2020-1752
Publication date 30 April 2020
Last updated 18 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability introduced in glibc upstream version 2.14 was found in the way the tilde expansion was carried out. Directory paths containing an initial tilde followed by a valid username were affected by this issue. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by creating a specially crafted path that, when processed by the glob function, would potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. This was fixed in version 2.32.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| eglibc | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
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| glibc | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.27-3ubuntu1.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.23-0ubuntu11.2
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Patch details
| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
| glibc |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.0 · High
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| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4416-1
- GNU C Library vulnerabilities
- 6 July 2020