CVE-2021-31523

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 21, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-31523: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix