CVE-2021-44225: Medium severity red hat keepalived vulnerability

Published Nov 26, 2021
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Updated

In Keepalived through 2.2.4, the D-Bus policy does not sufficiently restrict the message destination, allowing any user to inspect and manipulate any property. This leads to access-control bypass in some situations in which an unrelated D-Bus system service has a settable (writable) property

Affected Software

3 affected components
Keepalived Keepalived<=2.2.4
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35

Event History

Nov 26, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-44225?

CVE-2021-44225 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the access-control bypass it introduces.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-44225?

To fix CVE-2021-44225, update Keepalived to version 2.2.5 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2021-44225?

CVE-2021-44225 affects Keepalived versions up to 2.2.4 and specifically impacted Fedora versions 34 and 35.

4

What can happen if CVE-2021-44225 is exploited?

Exploiting CVE-2021-44225 can allow unauthorized users to inspect and manipulate properties of unrelated D-Bus system services.

5

Is CVE-2021-44225 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2021-44225 is primarily a local vulnerability that requires access to the system where Keepalived is running.

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