CVE-2021-35938
See a problem?- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35938
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-35938.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-35938
- Related
- Published
- 2022-08-25T20:15:09Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-18T03:15:26.067618Z
- Severity
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- 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- References
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35938
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964114
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157880
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/25a435e90844ea98fe5eb7bef22c1aecf3a9c033
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1919
- https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-35938
Affected packages
Debian:11 / rpm
Package
- Name
- rpm
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Debian:12 / rpm
Package
- Name
- rpm
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source
Debian:13 / rpm
Package
- Name
- rpm
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source