vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-35939: Medium priority package update for rpm
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 30, 2021 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 30, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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.
Solutions
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