UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45417

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45417
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45417.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45417
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Published
2022-01-20T14:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:47:26Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.15.1-8ubuntu2
0.16~a2.git20130520-2
0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "aide",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-common",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-xen",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16~a2.git20130520-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "aide",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-common",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-xen",
            "binary_version": "0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16-1
0.16-2
0.16-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "aide",
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-common",
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic",
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-xen",
            "binary_version": "0.16-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / aide

Package

Name
aide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aide@0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.16.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "aide",
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-common",
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-dynamic",
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "aide-xen",
            "binary_version": "0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}