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High · 8.2 CVE-2021-23892 EUVD-2021-10818GHSA-2pf3-gjp3-cx53

By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall …

Published May 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by trellix

Description

By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
McAfee,LLC McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) for Linux unspecified – < 10.7.5 10.7.5

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