CVE-2021-35937
Public on 2022-08-25
Modified on 2024-03-13
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | rpm | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | rpm | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Mock2 Extra | rpm | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rpm | 2024-03-13 | ALAS2023-2024-573 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |