Bug 1165168 – VUL-0: CVE-2020-8131: yarn: Arbitrary filesystem write allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution

Bug 1165168 - (CVE-2020-8131) VUL-0: CVE-2020-8131: yarn: Arbitrary filesystem write allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution

(CVE-2020-8131)
Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2020-8131: yarn: Arbitrary filesystem write allows attackers to wr...

Status:	NEW

Classification:	Novell Products
Product:	SUSE Security Incidents
Classification:	Novell Products
Component:	Incidents
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Major
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Assigned To:	Jordi Massaguer
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/253693/
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Reported:	2020-02-27 14:27 UTC by Alexandros Toptsoglou
Modified:	2020-02-27 15:00 UTC (History)
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Description Alexandros Toptsoglou 2020-02-27 14:27:35 UTC

CVE-2020-8131

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn 1.21.1 and earlier allows
attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to
arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-8131
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2020/CVE-2020-8131.html
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8131
https://hackerone.com/reports/730239