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CVE-2021-35937

Published: Aug 25, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59CWE-367

Affected Products

rpmrpm
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
rpmoss-projectOperating Systems
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0
rpm.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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