CVE-2021-43411

Published Nov 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. When trying to exec a setuid executable, there's a window of time when the process already has the new privileges, but still refers to the old task and is accessible through the old process port. This can be exploited to get full root access.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-30346 An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. When trying to exec a setuid executable, there's a window of time when the process already has the new privileges, but still refers to the old task and is accessible through the old process port. This can be exploited to get full root access.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Nov 7, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 7, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:10 AM