An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14.
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An issue was discovered in TrouSerS through 0.3.14. If the tcsd daemon is started with root privileges instead of by the tss user, it fails to drop the root gid privilege when no longer needed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trousers_project:trousers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3.14 | Vulnerable | Trousers Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:trousers_project:trousers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3.14 Vulnerable ·Trousers Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:1627 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderatetrousers security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) trousers-devel-0.3.15-1.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) trousers-0.3.15-1.el8, trousers-lib-0.3.15-1.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1627 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1627 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24330
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phqh-fwjq-q59q
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-24330 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24330 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-phqh-fwjq-q59q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-24330 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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