CVE-2021-23240
Sudo SELinux File Ownership Escalation
Description
selinux_edit_copy_tfiles in sudoedit in Sudo before 1.9.5 allows a local unprivileged user to gain file ownership and escalate privileges by replacing a temporary file with a symlink to an arbitrary file target. This affects SELinux RBAC support in permissive mode. Machines without SELinux are not vulnerable.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 12, 2021, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23240
vulnerability.
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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-23240 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-23240 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.32 *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.0 up to (excluding) 1.9.5 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-33 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-33 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0010/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0010/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0010/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-33 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GMY4VSSBIND7VAYSN6T7XIWJRWG4GBB3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EE42Y35SMJOLONAIBNYNFC7J44UUZ2Y6/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2021-23240 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2021-23240 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.9.5 No Types Assigned https://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.9.5 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sudo_project:sudo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23240 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-23240
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.02%
score
0.40153
percentile