CVE-2021-21703

PHP-FPM memory access in root process leading to privilege escalation

Published Oct 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In PHP versions 7.3.x up to and including 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.25 and 8.0.x below 8.0.12, when running PHP FPM SAPI with main FPM daemon process running as root and child worker processes running as lower-privileged users, it is possible for the child processes to access memory shared with the main process and write to it, modifying it in a way that would cause the root process to conduct invalid memory reads and writes, which can be used to escalate privileges from local unprivileged user to the root user.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2794-1 php7.0 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4992-1 php7.4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4993-1 php7.3 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-8875 In PHP versions 7.3.x up to and including 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.25 and 8.0.x below 8.0.12, when running PHP FPM SAPI with main FPM daemon process running as root and child worker processes running as lower-privileged users, it is possible for the child processes to access memory shared with the main process and write to it, modifying it in a way that would cause the root process to conduct invalid memory reads and writes, which can be used to escalate privileges from local unprivileged user to the root user.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5125-1 PHP vulnerability
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