Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package gnome-shell (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has reported that there have been attempts or successful attacks targeting this vulnerability.
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed29 Mar 2021
Introduced: 29 Mar 2021
CVE-2021-1871 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Centos security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Centos:8.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-shell package and not the gnome-shell package as distributed by Centos.
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1871
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4923
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4381
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-1871
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog