CVE-2021-35937
Rpm File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2022, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-35937 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-35937
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-35937.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 | Release Notes |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-35937 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-35937 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 Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-367 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jun. 26, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 Release Notes Removed CWE NIST CWE-59 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 No Types Assigned https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CWE NIST CWE-367 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.18.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-35937 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-2021-35937
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.03%
score
0.35665
percentile