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Mageia 8: MGASA-2021-0520 Critical: CouchDB Privilege Escalation Update

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2021
Dist Mageia Esm H88
CouchDB has rolled out a security patch that rectifies a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Mageia 8. Ensure your systems remain secure by applying the latest package updates!
Privilege escalation that allows an attacker to add or remove data in any database or make configuration changes

Summary

Privilege escalation that allows an attacker to add or remove data in any database or make configuration changes. (CVE-2021-38295)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29548

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/2

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38295

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical privilege escalation database threat mageia couchdb update

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/couchdb-3.1.2-1.mga8

Severity
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Publication date: 25 Nov 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0520.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-38295

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical privilege escalation database threat mageia couchdb update

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