Improper Access Control Affecting gfs2-kmp-default package, versions <5.3.18-150300.59.101.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-GFS2KMPDEFAULT-3125093
  • published18 Nov 2022
  • disclosed17 Nov 2022

Introduced: 17 Nov 2022

CVE-2021-4037  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 gfs2-kmp-default to version 5.3.18-150300.59.101.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gfs2-kmp-default package and not the gfs2-kmp-default package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1