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CVE-2021-43412

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2021-11-07 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU Hurd before 0.9 20210404-9. libports accepts fake notification messages from any client on any port, which can lead to port use-after-free. This can be exploited for local privilege escalation to get full root access.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Hurd

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References