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Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0030: rpm (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0030)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 236351
Synopsis
The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2024:0030 advisory.Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2021-35937:
A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVE-2021-35938:
A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVE-2021-35939:
It was found that the fix for CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501 was incomplete: the check was only implemented for the parent directory of the file to be created. A local unprivileged user who owns another ancestor directory could potentially use this flaw to gain root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
http://mirrors.aliyun.com/alinux/3/cve/alinux3-sa-20240030.xml
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 236351
File Name: alinux3_sa_2024-0030.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 5/14/2025
Updated: 5/14/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-35939
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-fapolicyd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-prioreset, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:python3-rpm-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-sign, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-prioreset-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-sign-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-fapolicyd, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-syslog-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-ima, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-selinux-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-ima-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-build-debuginfo, cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-build-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-build-libs, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:python3-rpm, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-selinux, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:rpm-plugin-syslog
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Alibaba/release, Host/Alibaba/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2022