vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-45417: Important: aide security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 20, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 20, 2022
Added
Feb 17, 2022
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-aidecentos-upgrade-aide-debuginfocentos-upgrade-aide-debugsource
References
Rapid7 Labs
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