CVE-2021-28153

glib: g_file_replace() with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION creates empty target for dangling symlink

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in GNOME GLib before 2.66.8. When g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION to replace a path that is a dangling symlink, it incorrectly also creates the target of the symlink as an empty file, which could conceivably have security relevance if the symlink is attacker-controlled. (If the path is a symlink to a file that already exists, then the contents of that file correctly remain unchanged.)

Se detectó un problema en GNOME GLib versiones anteriores a 2.66.8. Cuando es usada la función g_file_replace() con G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION para reemplazar una ruta que es un enlace simbólico colgante, también crea incorrectamente el destino del enlace simbólico como un archivo vacío, lo que posiblemente podría tener relevancia de seguridad si el enlace simbólico está controlado por un atacante. (Si la ruta es un enlace simbólico para un archivo que ya existe, entonces el contenido de ese archivo permanece sin cambios correctamente)

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-11 CVE Reserved
2021-03-11 CVE Published
2024-05-12 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00006.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0003	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2325	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RXTD5HCP2K4AAUSWWZTBKQNHRCTAEOF	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ICUTQPHZNZWX2DZR46QFLQZRHVMHIILJ	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-13	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28153	2022-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1938291	2022-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Glib Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Glib"				< 2.66.8 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Glib" and version " < 2.66.8"		-		Affected
Broadcom Search vendor "Broadcom"		Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware"				-		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected