DEBIAN-CVE-2021-35939

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-35939

    Published: 26 Aug 2022Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-35939

    Summary:

    Details: It was found that the fix for CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501 was incomplete: the check was only implemented for the parent directory of the file to be created. A local unprivileged user who owns another ancestor directory could potentially use this flaw to gain root privileges. 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-2021-35939

    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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