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CVE-2021-23177

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

Published

2022-08-23T16:15:09.280

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:51:19.970

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application libarchive libarchive < 3.5.2 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 35 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.6 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.6 Yes
Application redhat codeready_linux_builder - Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.6 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 8.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.6 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 8.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.6 No
Operating System debian debian_linux 10.0 Yes
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