CVE-2021-43412

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    CVE-2021-43412

    Published: 7 Nov 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. libports accepts fake notification messages from any client on any port, which can lead to port use-after-free. This can be exploited for local privilege escalation to get full root access.

    References: https://www.mail-archive.com/bug-hurd%40gnu.org/msg32116.html, , https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2021-05/msg00079.html

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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