VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3800

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.56%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-08-23

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

A flaw was found in glib before version 2.63.6. Due to random charset alias, pkexec can leak content from files owned by privileged users to unprivileged ones under the right condition.

Weakness classification

secalert@redhat.com: CWE-200
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-552

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory