vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-35939: Link Following
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 26, 2022 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 26, 2022
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-rpm
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