Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-3899
Potential exploit
There is a race condition in the 'replaced executable' detection that, with the correct local configuration, allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2021-3899
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-3899
2.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 84 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-3899
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2024-08-19 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-3899
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The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-3899
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https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3899
CVE Record | CVE
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1948376
Bug #1948376 “race condition in apport lead to Local Privilege E...” : Bugs : apport package : Ubuntu
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https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1
USN-5427-1: Apport vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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