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CVE-2021-20197

CVSS 3.1
6.3 medium
EPSS
<1%p23
Published
()
Modified
Description

There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink.

Vendors
gnuredhatnetappbroadcom
Products
binutils, enterprise linux, cloud backup, ontap select deploy administration utility, solidfire \& hci management node, brocade fabric operating system firmware
Weakness
CWE-59, CWE-362
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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