6.4
MEDIUM
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. 21, 2024, 6:12 a.m.

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. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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 that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Rpm rpm
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
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

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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Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
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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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125
    Added Reference https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22
    Added Reference https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.02%

score

0.35867

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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