Vulnerability in Quagga
CVE-2021-44038
An issue was discovered in Quagga through 1.2.4. Unsafe chown/chmod operations in the suggested spec file allow users (with control of the non-root-owned directory /etc/quagga) to escalate their privileges to root upon package installation or update.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/Quagga/quagga/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44038?
- CVE-2021-44038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quagga, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44038?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.