CVE-2021-4037 (GCVE-0-2021-4037)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the LInux kernel that allows local users to create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with group execution and SGID permission bits set, in a scenario where a directory is SGID and belongs to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of this group. This can lead to excessive permissions granted in case when they should not. This vulnerability is similar to the previous CVE-2018-13405 and adds the missed fix for the XFS.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-284 - - Improper Access Control
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Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Affected: Fixed in Linux-kernel v5.11-rc1
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