CVE-2021-44038

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductQuagga
PublishedNov 19, 2021
First seenNov 19, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
quagga quaggav ≤ 1.2.4—

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CVE-2021-44038 · Quagga · Dark Radar