CVE-2021-43998
medium
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
HashiCorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.9.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >=0.11.0,<1.7.6 | 1.7.6 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >=1.8.0,<1.8.5 | 1.8.5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43998
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-30-vaults-templated-acl-policies-matched-first-created-alias-per-entity-and-auth-backend/32132
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
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Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.