ubuntu-cve-2020-25039
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-09-16 18:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:52
Summary
Details

Sylabs Singularity 3.2.0 through 3.6.2 has Insecure Permissions on temporary directories used in fakeroot or user namespace container execution.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
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            "binary_version": "2.4.2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
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      },
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      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "2.3.2-1",
        "2.4.1-1",
        "2.4.2-2",
        "2.4.2-3",
        "2.4.2-4",
        "2.4.2-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
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    },
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-sylabs-singularity-dev",
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          },
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            "binary_version": "4.1.1+ds2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
          }
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      },
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      },
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        "4.1.1+ds2-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
        "4.1.1+ds2-1ubuntu0.3",
        "4.1.1+ds2-1ubuntu0.3+esm1",
        "4.1.1+ds2-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
      ]
    },
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            "binary_name": "golang-github-sylabs-singularity-dev",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "singularity-container",
            "binary_version": "4.1.5+ds4-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "singularity-container",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/singularity-container@4.1.5+ds4-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
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        {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "4.1.5+ds4-1"
      ]
    },
    {
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          },
          {
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          }
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      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "singularity-container",
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      },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Sylabs Singularity 3.2.0 through 3.6.2 has Insecure Permissions on temporary directories used in fakeroot or user namespace container execution.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25039",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:52:23Z",
  "published": "2020-09-16T18:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25039"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/hpcng/singularity/security/advisories/GHSA-w6v2-qchm-grj7"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://medium.com/sylabs"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25039"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2020-25039"
  ]
}



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