CVE-2021-20264

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-20264
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-06 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-21 20:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn insecure modification flaw in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openjdk-1.8 and openjdk-11 containers. This flaw allows an attacker with access to the container to modify the /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Oracle Openjdk 1.8.0 All All All
Application Oracle Openjdk 11 All All All

References

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1932283 – (CVE-2021-20264) CVE-2021-20264 containers/openjdk: /etc/passwd is given incorrect privileges MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
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