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CVE-2021-31523

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Debian.

CVE
CVE-2021-31523
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.32%
Debian

Original NVD Description

The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.

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