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Red Hat: CVE-2021-35937: rpm: TOCTOU race in checks for unsafe symlinks (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-35937: rpm: TOCTOU race in checks for unsafe symlinks (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/25/2022
Created
01/27/2024
Added
01/26/2024
Modified
02/02/2024

Description

A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-python3-rpm
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-rpm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-apidocs
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-build
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-build-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-build-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-build-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-cron
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-audit
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-audit-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-fapolicyd
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-fapolicyd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-ima
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-ima-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-prioreset
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-prioreset-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-selinux
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-selinux-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-syslog
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-syslog-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-sign
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-sign-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-sign-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-rpm-sign-libs-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-35937
  • RHSA-2024:0424
  • RHSA-2024:0435
  • RHSA-2024:0453
  • RHSA-2024:0463
  • RHSA-2024:0582
  • RHSA-2024:0647
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