ubuntu-cve-2021-25319
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-05-05 09:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of virtualbox of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers in the vboxusers groupu to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory virtualbox version 6.1.20-1.1 and prior versions.
Severity
7.8 (High)
7.8 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of virtualbox of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers in the vboxusers groupu to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory virtualbox version 6.1.20-1.1 and prior versions.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25319",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:10Z",
"published": "2021-05-05T09:15:00Z",
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25319"
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"url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/26/2"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25319"
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
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],
"upstream": [
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]
}
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