CVE-2021-35939
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
26/08/2022
Last modified:
04/02/2023
Description
It was found that the fix for CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501 was incomplete: the check was only implemented for the parent directory of the file to be created. A local unprivileged user who owns another ancestor directory could potentially use this flaw to gain root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.18 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35939
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964129
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/96ec957e281220f8e137a2d5eb23b83a6377d556
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1919
- https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22



