vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-45417: AIDE: Root Privilege Escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 20, 2022 | Nov 27, 2023 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 20, 2022
Added
Nov 27, 2023
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-forensics-aide
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