CVE-2020-1690
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does...
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does not prevent a non-root user in a container from privilege escalation. A non-root attacker in one or more Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) containers could send messages to the dbus. With access to the dbus, the attacker could start or stop services, possibly causing a denial of service. Versions before openstack-selinux 0.8.24 are affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does not prevent a non-root user in a container from privilege escalation. A non-root attacker in one or more Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) containers could send messages to the dbus. With access to the dbus, the attacker could start or stop services, possibly causing a denial of service. Versions before openstack-selinux 0.8.24 are affected.
- Record
CVE-2020-1690- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does not prevent a non-root user in a container from privilege escalation. A non-root attacker in one or more Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) containers could send messages to the dbus. With access to the dbus, the attacker could start or stop services, possibly causing a denial of service. Versions before openstack-selinux 0.8.24 are affected.
- Record
CVE-2020-1690- Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12552 No score
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does not prevent a non-root user in a container from privilege escalation. A non-root attacker in one or more Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) containers could send messages to the dbus. With access to the dbus, the attacker could start or stop services, possibly causing a denial of service. Versions before openstack-selinux 0.8.24 are affected.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12552- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2364-qg82-xg35
6.5
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does...
An improper authorization flaw was discovered in openstack-selinux's applied policy where it does not prevent a non-root user in a container from privilege escalation. A non-root attacker in one or more Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) containers could send messages to the dbus. With access to the dbus, the attacker could start or stop services, possibly causing a denial of service. Versions before openstack-selinux 0.8.24 are affected.
- Record
GHSA-2364-qg82-xg35- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:4381
6.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-selinux security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:4381- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openstack-selinuxRed Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 |
before 0:0.8.24-1.20200914163011.26243bf.el8ost | 0:0.8.24-1.20200914163011.26243bf.el8ost |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1690 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Redhat Openstack-selinux, published June 7, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. Fixed in openstack-selinux 0:0.8.24-1.20200914163011.26243bf.el8ost.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1789640
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1690
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2364-qg82-xg35
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4381
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1872651
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_4381.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1690
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1690