CVE-2021-45417
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 20, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:13 AM UTC
7 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing ListExploitMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00024.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5051ExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.htmlExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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