CVE-2021-45417

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AIDE versions prior to 0.17.4

Description The issue allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata, such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs ACLs, because of a heap-based buffer overflow.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.17.4, update to version 0.17.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to crafted file metadata to minimize the risk of exploitation.