CVE-2020-24394

In the Linux kernel before 5.7.8, fs/nfsd/vfs.c (in the NFS server) can set incorrect permissions on new filesystem objects when the filesystem lacks ACL support, aka CID-22cf8419f131. This occurs because the current umask is not considered.

Published: 2020-08-19 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-24394 is rated Low Risk (38.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-24394

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.36% +0.31%
2 2026-04-14 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2025-12-20 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-24394

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 5.2 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-24394

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-24394

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-24394 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-24394
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24394
suse high CVE-2020-24394 severity important: SUSE including 210 source package names (bpftool-3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7, bpftool-4.18.0-305.el8, …), 621 product×package rows across 100 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, … (100 product lines)): Fixed 452, Known Not Affected 169. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24394/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-24394 medium priority: Ubuntu including 117 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 1219 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 879, not-affected 162, released 160, ignored 18. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24394

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-24394

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel < 5.7.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle sd-wan_edge 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:sd-wan_edge:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12859:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13170:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13586:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san v8 cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13861:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*

References for CVE-2020-24394

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=962254 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.8 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22cf8419f1319ff87ec759d0ebdff4cbafaee832 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0004/ Third Party Advisory
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