{"id":"AZL-10723","summary":"CVE-2021-35938 affecting package rpm for versions less than 4.18.0-1","details":"A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:06:21.176063Z","published":"2022-08-25T20:15:09Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-35938"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35938"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rpm","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/rpm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.18.0-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-10723.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}