Use After Free Affecting hurd package, versions <1:0.9.git20210404-9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-HURD-1912783
  • published8 Nov 2021
  • disclosed7 Nov 2021

Introduced: 7 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-43412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable hurd to version 1:0.9.git20210404-9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hurd package and not the hurd package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. libports accepts fake notification messages from any client on any port, which can lead to port use-after-free. This can be exploited for local privilege escalation to get full root access.

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