CVE-2018-6558 – github.com/google/fscrypt

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/google/fscrypt
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.2.4

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00206 pctl0.43059

Details

Privilege Escalation in fscrypt The pam_fscrypt module in fscrypt before 0.2.4 may incorrectly restore primary and supplementary group IDs to the values associated with the root user, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a successful login through certain applications that use Linux-PAM (aka pam).

Metadata

Created: 2021-06-23T17:18:49Z
Modified: 2024-05-20T19:39:08Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/06/GHSA-qj26-7grj-whg3/GHSA-qj26-7grj-whg3.json
CWE IDs: []
Alternative ID: GHSA-qj26-7grj-whg3
Finding: F159
Auto approve: 1