vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-27216: Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | May 4, 2021 | May 5, 2021 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 4, 2021
Added
May 5, 2021
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 has Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. By leveraging a delete_pid_file race condition, a local user can delete arbitrary files as root. This involves the -oP and -oPX options.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-mail-mta-exim
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