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CVE-2021-20197 (Medium) detected in src7b6d306a3e61de7ebaab494fc46227d42f2b6f0e, srcdc68203c791d61132fb706541d939ef160c2e638 #20

Open mend-for-github-com[bot] opened 2 years ago

mend-for-github-com[bot] commented 2 years ago

CVE-2021-20197 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - src7b6d306a3e61de7ebaab494fc46227d42f2b6f0e, srcdc68203c791d61132fb706541d939ef160c2e638

Vulnerability Details

There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.

Publish Date: 2021-03-26

URL: CVE-2021-20197

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2021-03-26

Fix Resolution: 2_36

mend-for-github-com[bot] commented 1 year ago

:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

mend-for-github-com[bot] commented 1 year ago

:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.