CVE-2021-3864

A flaw was found in the way the dumpable flag setting was handled when certain SUID binaries executed its descendants. The prerequisite is a SUID binary that sets real UID equal to effective UID, and real GID equal to effective GID. The descendant will then have a dumpable value set to 1. As a result, if the descendant process crashes and core_pattern is set to a relative value, its core dump is stored in the current directory with uid:gid permissions. An unprivileged local user with eligible root SUID binary could use this flaw to place core dumps into root-owned directories, potentially resulting in escalation of privileges.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (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:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3864 - Third Party Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3864 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2015046 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2015046 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211221021744.864115-1-longman%40redhat.com/ - () https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211221021744.864115-1-longman%40redhat.com/ -
References () https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211226150310.GA992%401wt.eu/ - () https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211226150310.GA992%401wt.eu/ -
References () https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211228170910.623156-1-wander%40redhat.com/ - () https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211228170910.623156-1-wander%40redhat.com/ -
References () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3864 - Third Party Advisory () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3864 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/20/2 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/20/2 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-08-26 16:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:22


NVD link : CVE-2021-3864

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3864

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3864


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

redhat

  • enterprise_linux

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control

NVD-CWE-noinfo