CVE-2021-25319 (GCVE-0-2021-25319)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-05 08:25 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:24
VLAI
Title
virtualbox: missing sticky bit for /etc/vbox allows local root exploit for members of vboxusers group
Summary
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of virtualbox of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers in the vboxusers groupu to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory virtualbox version 6.1.20-1.1 and prior versions.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
openSUSE Factory Affected: virtualbox , ≤ 6.1.20-1.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-04-26 00:00
Credits
Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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