CVE-2021-3621
sssd: shell command injection in sssctl
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A flaw was found in SSSD, where the sssctl command was vulnerable to shell command injection via the logs-fetch and cache-expire subcommands. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the root user into running a specially crafted sssctl command, such as via sudo, to gain root access. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Se encontró un fallo en SSSD, donde el comando sssctl era vulnerable a la inyección de comandos de shell por medio de los subcomandos logs-fetch y cache-expire. Este fallo permite a un atacante engañar al usuario root para que ejecute un comando sssctl especialmente diseñado, por ejemplo por medio de sudo, para conseguir acceso de root. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es para la confidencialidad, la integridad y la disponibilidad del sistema
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Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
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User Interaction
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Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
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Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-06-24 CVE Reserved
- 2021-08-16 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-07 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html | Mailing List |
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| https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html | Release Notes |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 | 2021-09-09 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3621 | 2021-09-09 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Sssd Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Sssd" | 2.6.0 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Sssd" and version "2.6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Host Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" | 4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization Host" and version "4.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34" | - |
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