CVE-2021-45417: advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project advanced_intrusion_detection_environment Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-45417 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project advanced_intrusion_detection_environment. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 20-01-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.49% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (ipi.fi)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse37 products
- aide&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 0.16-20.15.1
- aide&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 6< 0.16-24.1
- aide&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7< 0.16-24.1
- aide&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS< 0.16-24.1
- aide&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 0.16-24.1
Redhat6 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0
- ovirt-node4.4.10
- virtualization_host4.0
- aide< 0:0.16-14.el8_4.1 | < 0:0.16-14.el8_5.1 | < 0:0.16-11.el8_2.1 | < 0:0.16-11.el8_1.1 | < 0:0.14-11.el6_10.1 | < 0:0.15.1-13.el7_9.1
- aide-debuginfo< 0:0.16-14.el8_4.1 | < 0:0.16-14.el8_5.1 | < 0:0.16-11.el8_2.1 | < 0:0.16-11.el8_1.1 | < 0:0.14-11.el6_10.1 | < 0:0.15.1-13.el7_9.1
Opensuse3 products
- aide&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 0.16-24.1
- aide&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.17.4-1.1
- seamonkey&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 2.53.12-lp153.17.8.2
Debian2 products
- aide< 0.17.4-1 | < 0.16.1-1+deb10u1 | < 0.17.3-4+deb11u1 | < 0.16-1+deb9u1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Mageia2 products
- aide< 0.18.6-1.mga9
- mhash< 0.9.9.9-16.1.mga9
Advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project1 product
- advanced_intrusion_detection_environment≥ 0.13, ≤ 0.17.3
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 20.04 | 21.04 | 21.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35
Ubuntu1 product
- aide< 0.16-3ubuntu0.1 | < 0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1 | < 0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
9 vendors · 54 products
References
38 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3WEBExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/20/3Mailing ListExploitMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.ipi.fi/pipermail/aide/2022-January/001713.htmlExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-07Vendor Advisory
Show all 38 references
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory