CVE-2021-3621
23.12.2021, 21:15
A flaw was found in SSSD, where the sssctl command was vulnerable to shell command injection via the logs-fetch and cache-expire subcommands. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the root user into running a specially crafted sssctl command, such as via sudo, to gain root access. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | sssd | 2.6.0 |
| redhat | virtualization | 4.0 |
| redhat | virtualization_host | 4.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 8.1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 8.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 8.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 8.4 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 8.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 8.4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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