PT-2020-5024 · Google+2 · Google Chrome+2

Published 2020-11-17 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2020-16020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome on ChromeOS versions prior to 87.0.4280.66

Description The issue is related to an inappropriate implementation in cryptohome, which is a component of Google Chrome on ChromeOS. This allows a remote attacker who has compromised the browser process to bypass discretionary access control via a malicious file. The vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Google Chrome on ChromeOS versions prior to 87.0.4280.66, update to version 87.0.4280.66 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-358

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2020-3409

ALT-PU-2021-1049

ALT-PU-2021-1157

ALT-PU-2021-1210

ALT-PU-2021-1379

BDU:2020-05611

CVE-2020-16020

DSA-4824-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2010-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2012-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2021-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2026-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2032-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2055-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_2021-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_2032-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Suse

References · 2344

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4824-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05611 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16020 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2020:2055-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16020 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2020:2012-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://crbug.com/1139411 · Vendor Advisory