UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-31998
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998
Upstream
Published
2021-06-10T12:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T17:26:58.085887Z
Severity
  • 6.8 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of inn of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3; openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2, openSUSE Leap 15.2 allows local attackers to escalate their privileges from the news user to root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 inn version inn-2.4.2-170.21.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2. openSUSE Leap 15.2 inn versions prior to 2.6.2.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.6.0-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.4-3
2.6.0-1
2.6.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.0-2",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.0-2",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.0-2",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.0-2",
            "binary_name": "inn2-lfs"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.6.1-4build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.1-2build1
2.6.1-3
2.6.1-4
2.6.1-4build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-4build1",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-4build1",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-4build1",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.6.3-3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.3-2build1
2.6.3-2build2
2.6.3-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-3",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-3",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-3",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.6.4-2build4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.6.4-2build1
2.6.4-2build2
2.6.4-2build3
2.6.4-2build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2build4",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2build4",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2build4",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.7.2~20240212-1build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.2~20230806-1
2.7.2~20230917-1
2.7.2~20231223-1
2.7.2~20240120-1ubuntu1
2.7.2~20240212-1
2.7.2~20240212-1build2
2.7.2~20240212-1build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.2~20240212-1build3",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.2~20240212-1build3",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.2~20240212-1build3",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
inn2

Package

Name
inn2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inn2@2.7.3-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.7.3~20250201-1
2.7.3~rc1-1
2.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "inn2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "inn2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "inn2-inews"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-31998.json"