critical9.8
CVE-2021-38553
HashiCorp Vault underlying database had excessively broad filesystem permissions from v1.4.0 until v1.8.0
Impact
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 through 1.7.3 initialized an underlying database file associated with the Integrated Storage feature with excessively broad filesystem permissions. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.8.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.4.0, < 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | from 1.4.0 before 1.8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-20-vault-s-integrated-storage-backend-database-file-may-have-excessively-broad-permissions/28168
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23fq-q7hc-993r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38553