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CVE-2021-45417

AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attribut

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00038
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

7
advanced intrusion detection environment project advanced intrusion detection environment>= 0.13 and <= 0.17.3
redhat ovirt-nodeall versions
redhat virtualization hostall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Jan 2022 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

16
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11960-1
rhsaRHSA-2022:1263Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0150-2
rhsaRHSA-2022:0540Important
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:14879-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3ExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051Third Party Advisory
https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.htmlExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3ExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
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