vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2021-45417: aide -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 20, 2022 | Jan 24, 2022 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 20, 2022
Added
Jan 24, 2022
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-aide
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