CVE-2021-45417
aide - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2021-45417
To remediate CVE-2021-45417, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/aide—upgrade to 0.17.3-4+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.16-1+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.16.1-1+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-45417 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.17.3-4+deb11u1
- from 0, < 0.16-1+deb9u1
- from 0, < 0.16.1-1+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |