Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-13776
CVE-2020-13776
Description
systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
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Affected products
12- systemd/systemddescription
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=245
- (no CPE)range: <=v245
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/py3-supported-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3-systemdpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-systemd
< 0+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
Patches
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References
3- github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/15985nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0003/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IYGLFEKG45EYBJ7TPQMLWROWPTZBEU63/nvd
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