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CVE-2021-43413

An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. A single pager port i...

High CVSS 8.8

Overview

An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. A single pager port is shared among everyone who mmaps a file, allowing anyone to modify any files that they can read. This can be trivially exploited to get full root access.

CWE: N/A Published: 2021-11-07T18:15:07.783
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟠 HIGH.

  • CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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