CVE-2021-31523

The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 12%
VendorProductVersion
xscreensaver_projectxscreensaver
5.42\+dfsg1-1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
xscreensaver
bullseye
5.45+dfsg1-2
fixed
buster
not-affected
stretch
not-affected
bookworm
6.06+dfsg1-3+deb12u1
fixed
sid
6.08+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
6.08+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
xscreensaver
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
impish
ignored
hirsute
ignored
groovy
ignored
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/21/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/17/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/21/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/17/1