CVE-2021-44038
Publication date 19 November 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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quagga | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Notes
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |