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Status published
High
CVE-2021-45417
AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.html
- https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07
Affected Vendor
advanced intrusion detection environment project
View all reports →Affected Software
advanced intrusion detection environment, ovirt-node, virtualization host, enterprise linux, fedora, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.13, 4.4.10, 4.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 35, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 21.04, 21.10, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 20th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.