CVE-2021-40331

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    CVE-2021-40331

    Published: 5 May 2023Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin. Any user with SELECT privilege on a database can alter the ownership of the table in Hive when Apache Ranger Hive Plugin is enabled This issue affects Apache Ranger Hive Plugin: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.0 or later.

    References: https://lists.apache.org/thread/s68yls6cnkdmzn1k4hqt50vs6wjvt2rn

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 2a97668824d6a05f97193f3bf21d1bbe50a48330
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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