CVE-2021-3899 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2021-3899

There is a race condition in the 'replaced executable' detection...

Vulnerability Description

There is a race condition in the 'replaced executable' detection that, with the correct local configuration, allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Muqing Liu from Singurlar Security Lab
  • neoni

Affected Vendor

Canonical Ltd.

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Affected Software

Apport
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 3rd, 2024
Last Modified: August 19th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.