CVE-2021-21703

PHP-FPM memory access in root process leading to privilege escalation

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Oct 25, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Jan 4, 2021

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Description

In PHP versions 7.3.x up to and including 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.25 and 8.0.x below 8.0.12, when running PHP FPM SAPI with main FPM daemon process running as root and child worker processes running as lower-privileged users, it is possible for the child processes to access memory shared with the main process and write to it, modifying it in a way that would cause the root process to conduct invalid memory reads and writes, which can be used to escalate privileges from local unprivileged user to the root user.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hphp

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
PHPPHP Group
  • 7.3.x through 7.3.31Affected
  • 7.4.x to before 7.4.25Affected
  • 8.0.X to before 8.0.12Affected

References

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