CVE - CVE-2021-35939

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-35939	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
It was found that the fix for CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501 was incomplete: the check was only implemented for the parent directory of the file to be created. A local unprivileged user who owns another ancestor directory could potentially use this flaw to gain root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
References
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GENTOO:GLSA-202210-22 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35939 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35939 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964129 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964129 MISC:https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/96ec957e281220f8e137a2d5eb23b83a6377d556 URL:https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/96ec957e281220f8e137a2d5eb23b83a6377d556 MISC:https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1919 URL:https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1919 MISC:https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0 URL:https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.18.0
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20210629	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210629)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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