UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44038
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038
Upstream
Published
2021-11-19T19:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:50:37Z
Severity
  • 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 - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / quagga

Package

Name
quagga
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/quagga@0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

0.*
0.99.24.1-2
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.2
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.3
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4
0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga",
            "binary_version": "0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.4+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / quagga

Package

Name
quagga
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/quagga@1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.1-3
1.1.1-3ubuntu1
1.2.2-1
1.2.2-1ubuntu1
1.2.4-1
1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-bgpd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-core",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-isisd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ospf6d",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ospfd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-pimd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ripd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ripngd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / quagga

Package

Name
quagga
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/quagga@1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.4-4build1
1.2.4-4ubuntu0.1
1.2.4-4ubuntu0.4
1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-bgpd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-core",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-isisd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ospf6d",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ospfd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-pimd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ripd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "quagga-ripngd",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-4ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44038.json"