| Name | CVE-2021-45417 |
| Description | AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata (such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs), because of a heap-based buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2894-1, DSA-5051-1, ELA-545-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| aide (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.16~a2.git20130520-3+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 0.16-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.16.1-1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 0.17.3-4+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 0.17.3-4+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 0.18.3-1+deb12u3 | fixed | |
| trixie | 0.18.8-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 0.18.8-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aide | source | jessie | 0.16~a2.git20130520-3+deb8u1 | ELA-545-1 | ||
| aide | source | stretch | 0.16-1+deb9u1 | DLA-2894-1 | ||
| aide | source | buster | 0.16.1-1+deb10u1 | DSA-5051-1 | ||
| aide | source | bullseye | 0.17.3-4+deb11u1 | DSA-5051-1 | ||
| aide | source | (unstable) | 0.17.4-1 |
https://github.com/aide/aide/commit/175d1f2626f4500b4fc5ecb7167bba9956b174bc (v0.17.4)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3