Out-of-bounds Write Affecting redhat-virtualization-host-image-update package, versions <0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-REDHATVIRTUALIZATIONHOSTIMAGEUPDATE-4466591
  • published21 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Jan 2022

Introduced: 20 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-45417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 redhat-virtualization-host-image-update to version 0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:1263.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream redhat-virtualization-host-image-update package and not the redhat-virtualization-host-image-update package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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