CVE-2021-35937

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937 - Vendor Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35937 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964125 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 - Release Notes () https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 - Release Notes
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 - Third Party Advisory () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory () https://www.usenix.org/legacy/event/sec05/tech/full_papers/borisov/borisov.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

26 Jun 2023, 17:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-59

Information

Published : 2022-08-25 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:12


NVD link : CVE-2021-35937

Mitre link : CVE-2021-35937

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-35937


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Products Affected

fedoraproject

  • fedora

rpm

  • rpm

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition