SB2021042010 - Privilege escalation in Pi-hole
Published: April 20, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021042010
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29449)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the RemoveCustomCNAMERecord, RemoveCustomDNSAddress and RemoveDHCPStaticAddress functions. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.