DEBIAN-CVE-2021-35938

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-35938

    Published: 25 Aug 2022Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-35938

    Summary:

    Details: A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-35938

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rpm

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.18.0+dfsg-1

    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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