CVE-2021-3978 - Cloudflare octorpki SUID Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID : CVE-2021-3978 Published : Jan. 29, 2025, 10:15 a.m. | 1 hour, 14 minutes ago Description : When copying files with rsync, octorpki uses the "-a" flag 0, which forces rsync to copy binaries with the suid bit set as root. Since the provided service definition defaults to root ( https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/blob/master/package/octorpki.service ) this could allow for a vector, when combined with another vulnerability that causes octorpki to process a malicious TAL file, for a local privilege escalation. Severity: 7.5 | HIGH Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

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CVE-2021-3978 - Cloudflare octorpki SUID Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE ID : CVE-2021-3978
Published : Jan. 29, 2025, 10:15 a.m. | 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Description : When copying files with rsync, octorpki uses the "-a" flag 0, which forces rsync to copy binaries with the suid bit set as root. Since the provided service definition defaults to root ( https://github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/blob/master/package/octorpki.service ) this could allow for a vector, when combined with another vulnerability that causes octorpki to process a malicious TAL file, for a local privilege escalation.
Severity: 7.5 | HIGH
Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...