CVE-2021-36770

Encode.pm, as distributed in Perl through 5.34.0, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Encode::ConfigLocal library (in the current working directory) that preempts dynamic module loading. Exploitation requires an unusual configuration, and certain 2021 versions of Encode.pm (3.05 through 3.11). This issue occurs because the || operator evaluates @INC in a scalar context, and thus @INC has only an integer value.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libencode-perl	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	21.10 impish	Ignored
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
perl	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	23.04 lunar	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	22.10 kinetic	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	21.10 impish	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu3
	21.04 hirsute	Fixed 5.32.1-3ubuntu2.1
	20.10 groovy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

Introduced by change in Encode 3.05 in perl 5.32 and 5.34.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
perl	Upstream: c1a937f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-36770

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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Notes

mdeslaur

Patch details

Severity score breakdown

References

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