Race condition in Display Manager - CVE-2025-21101
Published: March 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106271
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21101
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition during installation. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Display Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2025-21101
Install updates from vendor's website.
Display Manager - update to 2.3.2.20