Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-31154
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the rust-pleaser package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | rust-pleaser | 0.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31154 |
| Debian:13 | rust-pleaser | 0.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31154 |
| Debian:14 | rust-pleaser | 0.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31154 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1 x_refsource_MISC