MEDIUM 6.7 Microsoft
CVE-2021-35938
A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Microsoft Security Update 2022-Aug: A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Affected Products
- cm1 rpm 4.14.2-15 on CBL Mariner 1.0
- cbl2 rpm 4.18.0-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35938
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35938
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 was published on 2022-08-09 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 rpm 4.14.2-15 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 rpm 4.18.0-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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