Vulnerability identifier: #VU58356

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44038

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Quagga
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: quagga.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Quagga: 1.2.4

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External links
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191890
http://github.com/Quagga/quagga/releases

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.