CVE-2021-42257
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.1)—
check_smart versiones anteriores a 6.9.1, permite un acceso involuntario a unidades de disco por parte de un usuario sin privilegios porque sólo comprueba la coincidencia de una subcadena de una ruta de dispositivo (la subcadena /dev/bus y un número), también se conoce como una expresión regular no anclada
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.39%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 31
- Fecha de la puntuación: 8/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-20
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/14/2
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183057
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42257
- https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/blog/1068/check_smart-6.9.1-security-fix-release-pseudo-device-path
- https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/monitoring-plugins/check_smart.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/14/2
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183057
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42257
- https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/blog/1068/check_smart-6.9.1-security-fix-release-pseudo-device-path
- https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/monitoring-plugins/check_smart.php
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